{"id":1165119,"date":"2020-02-12T04:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=64f105d5e5fe5a4694b674edd01b752c"},"modified":"2020-02-12T04:35:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:35:25","slug":"rio-tinto-reviews-future-of-unprofitable-iceland-smelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1165119","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto reviews future of unprofitable Iceland smelter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diversified mining major Rio Tinto has announced a strategic review of the ISAL smelter in Iceland, to determine the operation&#8217;s \u201congoing viability and explore options to improve its competitive position\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The smelter, which the company unsuccessfully tried to sell a year-and-a-half ago, is unprofitable, owing to high energy costs and historically low aluminium prices. 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