Mar 29, 2026 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) --
Rio Tinto recently advised that it had paid nearly $US1bn ($1.45bn) in additional tariffs to the US government in 2025. The resources group is now pursuing legal action against the Trump administration to recover an unspecified amount that it has paid under the 'liberation day' tariffs regime that was declared unlawful by the US Supreme Court. Rio Tinto contends in its statement of claim that the tariff revenue should be refunded "promptly and completely", while it also wants the US government to pay its legal costs. The lawsuit was filed several days after the completion of a land swap deal that will bring the long-stalled Resolution Copper project in Arizona closer to fruition..
Publication Date: 30 March 2026
RIO TINTO LIMITED - ASX RIO
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC
COMTEX_476198567/2229/2026-03-29T18:07:40
By Peter Ker
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