Rio Tinto increases its interest in Riversdale to 52.6 percent

On April 11, Australian miner Rio Tinto announced that its relevant interest in Africa-focused Australian coal miner Riversdale Mining Limited (Riversdale) increased from 117,268,022 ordinary shares, i.e., 49.53 percent, on April 7, to 128,577,752 ordinary shares or 52.6 percent.