Rio Tinto announced the first-half results, net income of $ 5.885 billion in the first half, down 22 percent over the same period last year; basic earnings of $ 5.2 billion, down 34%; basic earnings per share of 278.3 cents; dividend of 72.5 cents per share. The company said the main reason for iron ore, copper and aluminum prices and rising operating costs.
 
Australia, July 1, resource investment, the profit of which $ 1 billion of deferred tax assets.
 
Fell significantly, but still better than expected. Previously, analysts had expected, and Rio Tinto in the first half of this year's earnings will decline nearly 40 percent to $ 4.9 billion.
 
Rio Tinto said it will maintain its investment plans in the $ 16 billion in 2012.



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