LONDON--Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) said Tuesday that it has launched a new cash tender offer to purchase up to $3 billion of its U.S. dollar-denominated loan notes.

The mining company said the purchase is a part of the company's ongoing capital management program and follows cash tender offers launched in April to purchase $1.5 billion worth of notes.

London listed shares of Rio Tinto at 1213 GMT trading 0.4% higher at 2,024 pence.

 

Write to Tapan Panchal at tapan.panchal@wsj.com

 

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June 07, 2016 08:30 ET (12:30 GMT)

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