Richards Bay Minerals: Crackdown on mining syndicates slashes theft by more than 80%

RBM praises police team working with company's own investigators

02 July 2023 - 00:02

Rio Tinto's Richards Bay Minerals, the backbone of northern KwaZulu-Natal's economy, has hit back hard at syndicates targeting its produce, resulting in a dramatic drop in theft from trucks transporting mainly chloride and titanium slag. ..

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