Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Tuesday it nudged up its stake in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN.T) to 49%, the limit allowed under a pact between the mining companies.

Rio in a statement to the Australian stock exchange said it bought an additional 3.7 million shares in Ivanhoe, raising its stake by half a percentage point, for almost C$73.1 million.

-By Robb M. Stewart, Dow Jones Newswires; +61 3 9292 2094; robb.stewart@dowjones.com

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