WASHINGTON — Most Americans probably wouldn’t guess members of Congress would invest in a company that has any link to Iran. Nor would they likely imagine lawmakers would vote on legislation that could yield personal benefits while assisting that company.
They would be wrong on both counts in the case of the massive mining conglomerate Rio Tinto.
The London-based company is the world’s second-largest mineral extractor, with extensive U.S. interests that are often affected by federal law. The company has for a decade been attempting to acquire federally protected land in Arizona to mine copper.
And Rio Tinto features an added complication …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
