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The Metal Detective:

Sam Walsh, Kenny and the Jet
Tuesday, 20 October 2009

NOT much disturbs the calm demeanour of Rio Tinto iron ore chief Sam Walsh. But even he admits to being “bamboozled” by some of the scepticism levelled at Rio’s mooted production JV with BHP Billiton. The Metal Detective by Stephen Bell.


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