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Starr, Justin

Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (A): The Land Exchange

Werhane, Patricia H.; Mead, Jenny; Gorman, Michael E.; Starr, Justin

E-0373 | Published August 13, 2012 | 6 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

From its inception, the Resolution Copper Mining (RCM) joint venture faced a number of significant technical, political, and environmental challenges as it attempted to develop a strategy for mining a... Read More

Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (B): Dewatering the Magma Mine

Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, Justin

E-0374 | Published August 13, 2012 | 3 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

To dewater the former Magma Mine and sink the exploratory shaft, the RCM team was faced with extracting and managing about 2 billion gallons of naturally accumulated water as well as about 300 million... Read More

Rio Tinto and the Resolution Copper Mining Joint Venture (C): Planning in the Global Financial Crisis

Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mead, Jenny; Starr, Justin

E-0375 | Published August 13, 2012 | 2 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

When the global recession of 2008-09 hit, Rio Tinto was forced to reexamine its spending priorities. Knowing that the availability of investment capital along with commodity prices would eventually re... Read More