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TEXT-Letter from the chairman of Rio Tinto

Thu Jun 4, 2009 10:24pm EDT

June 5 (Reuters) - Global miners Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton said on Friday they will combine their major Australian iron ore operations, scuppering a $19.5 billion bid by China's Chinalco to secure a stake in Rio and long-term access to its key ore supplies.

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