UPDATE 1 — Rio Tinto posts 2% rise in third — quarter iron ore sales, beating estimates
(Adds more details from paragraph 4 onwards) Oct 14 (Reuters) — Rio Tinto reported a 2% rise in third-quarter iron ore sales on Wednesday, helped by strong mine performance and healthy port inventories. The world's largest iron ore producer sold 85.7 million metric tons of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara op