Mining Magazine October 2015 | Page 24

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05 RIO TINTO

Weak commodities prices have caused a whirlwind of havoc for Rio Tinto as the mining giant reported net earnings of $ 806 million in the first-half of 2015 , a significant drop from the previous year ’ s net income of $ 4.4 billion .

$ 806 MILLION

$ 714 MILLION

06 ALROSA

Russian diamond mining company ALROSA saw revenue grow 26 percent in the first half of 2015 , with net profit hitting $ 714 million .
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