LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Rio Tinto plc (RTPPF.PK, RIO.L, RIO, RTNTF.PK) said the company is cooperating with inquiries from the relevant authorities relating to the impairment included in its 2012 accounts in respect of Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique. The company acquired Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique in 2011 and divested it in 2014.
Rio Tinto said the SEC investigation, which started in April 2013, remains ongoing. The company said it will update the market, as required, in due course.
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