BARRY FITZGERALD

Rio has lingered too long at Grasberg

Rio Tinto set to sell out of Grasberg. Not before time either, writes Barry FitzGerald.

Barry FitzGerald

Rio or RTZ as it was has been there since 1995, having beaten what was its Australian-listed subsidiary CRA to the punch when Freeport went looking for funds to finance the development of Grasberg (grass...

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