Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair
Rio Tinto, which is in dispute with Beny Steinmetz over the loss of its mining rights on blocks 1 and 2 on the Simandou iron ore project, has been stung by an attempt by the Israeli businessman to bring up another affair involving alleged bribery on its part for mining rights on blocks 3 and 4 at Simandou.