Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart says Rio Tinto’s appointment of Perth-based iron ore boss Simon Trott as the company’s next chief executive presents a fresh opportunity to relocate the company’s headquarters to its biggest profit centre.
The comments from Rinehart, whose company has numerous iron ore joint ventures with Rio in Western Australia, came as the miner’s first half iron ore export volumes slumped to the lowest levels in a decade.
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