As China's industrial output soars and more than a billion people participate in a transformation of their living standards, the demand for the metals and minerals we produce has expanded rapidly. |
I think the short, medium and long term prospects are extremely good. |
I've been at Rio Tinto for 36 years and it's not a bad time to be in the mining industry. |
In many cases our operations are producing record volumes, with production records set in iron ore, molybdenum, coking coal, bauxite, alumina and upgraded titanium slag in 2005. |
The establishment of this joint venture breaks new ground for the mining industry. |
The prospects are improving for coal-fired stations. The future is clean. The coal industry can play a great role. It's a great opportunity which we must not lose. |