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Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a British-Australian multinational mining and metals corporation and one of the world's largest mining companies. The company is dual-listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange, with headquarters in London and a management office in Melbourne. Rio Tinto operates across six continents, extracting and processing mineral resources including iron ore, aluminium, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, gypsum and uranium. The group is a leading global producer of iron ore, particularly from its extensive operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, which accounts for a significant portion of its revenue. Rio Tinto also holds major aluminium assets in Canada, Iceland and Australia, and operates significant copper mines in the United States, Mongolia and Chile. In Africa, the company has interests including Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa, one of the world's largest producers of titanium dioxide feedstocks and zircon, and Rossing Uranium in Namibia. The company employs around 60,000 people worldwide and generates annual revenues exceeding $50-billion. Rio Tinto was formed in 1995 through the merger of RTZ Corporation and CEM, though its origins trace back to 1873 when the Rio Tinto mine in Spain was acquired by a consortium of investors.

Rio Tinto News


Aluminium foam
Cymat reaches official commercial agreement with Rio Tinto to take over aluminium composites business
22nd July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ontario-based materials company Cymat Technologies has signed a commercial agreement with aluminium major Rio Tinto Alcan to facilitate the transfer of Rio Tinto's commercial customers of their... 


Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery
Rio Tinto signs five-year bio pellet deal with SuperChar to cut alumina refinery emissions
22nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it had signed a five-year deal with Australian bioenergy firm SuperChar to supply bio pellets to the miner's alumina refineries in Gladstone, supporting its shift toward... 


A Eurodia plant in France
Eurodia Industrie secures €18m investment to scale DLE tech
21st July 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Industrial liquid purification processes company Eurodia Industrie has secured an €18-million minority investment from venture capital firm Starquest Capital and private equity firm Yotta Capital... 


Bunker Hill drilling
Bunker Hill Mining appoints permanent CFO ahead of commercial production start
17th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Bunker Hill Mining Corporation has appointed interim CFO Bradley Barnett into a permanent capacity effective immediately. Barnett has played a key role in supporting the company's... 


Port Hedland in Australia
Australian shares end flat; BHP copper output cut, work-stoppage dents miners
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares ended flat on Thursday, as banks steadied the benchmark against a BHP-led mining selloff that wiped out most of the sector's recent gains, after the global miner cut its copper... 


The Maricunga salt flat
Codelco sees lithium project in Chile's Maricunga salt flat feasible in eight more years
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Chile's Codelco expects its lithium project in the Maricunga salt flat to become a reality in eight years, chairperson Bernardo Fontaine said on Wednesday. The Maricunga lithium project is managed... 


The Taca Taca project area
First Quantum said to seek sale of stake in giant copper project
15th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals is in talks to sell a stake in one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper projects as rival miners and strategic investors rush to boost exposure to the metal. First... 


Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper operation
Rio Tinto beats quarterly iron-ore sales estimates, flags rising diesel costs
15th July 2026 By: Reuters

Diversified miner Rio Tinto posted better-than-expected second-quarter iron-ore sales on Wednesday, supported by strong operational performance, though it will need a stronger second half to meet... 


Image of a lump of graphite
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi – update
10th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the project. 


An image of the Kasiya project
Rio Tinto concludes partnership in Sovereign’s Malawi project
8th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has notified Aim- and ASX-listed Sovereign Metals that it will not exercise its option to elect to become operator of the Kasiya rutile/graphite project, in Malawi,... 


Escondida mine
BHP gets approval to start $15bn copper expansion in Chile
7th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group has received its first major environmental approval for the expansion of its Escondida copper mine in Chile, enabling a tranche of work worth as much as $14.7-billion to start. The... 


PinkDrive, RBM launch Mandela month health outreach campaign across three provinces
PinkDrive, RBM launch Mandela month health outreach campaign across three provinces
6th July 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South Africans mark Mandela Month, a time dedicated to service, solidarity and making a positive difference in the lives of others, nonprofit organisation PinkDrive and mineral sands producer... 


Fortescue head office sign
Fortescue served with class action alleging sexual harassment, discrimination
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore major Fortescue on Monday confirmed it had been served with a class action on behalf of current and former female employees alleging sexual harassment and sex discrimination. 


Iron-ore
Australia flags risk to iron-ore price from China State buyer
3rd July 2026 By: Reuters

An Australian government report on Friday said efforts by China's State-backed iron-ore buyer to cut costs for Chinese steel mills may push down prices in the medium term, in a rare acknowledgment... 


The above image depicts an aerial shot of the Zulti South project in progress
Zulti South investment to help extend mine’s life to 2050
3rd July 2026 By: Lynne Davies

Having been placed in suspension in January 2020, the Zulti South project has been approved by diversified mining company Rio Tinto, which will invest $473-million in the project, extending the... 


South Africa's Hillside Aluminium in KwaZulu-Natal.
South32 deal enabling Alcoa to surpass Rio as world’s biggest bauxite miner
2nd July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

With the acquisition of South32’s aluminium assets, Alcoa will surpass Rio Tinto to become the world's largest bauxite mining company on an equity-attributable production basis, with global share... 


Fortescue's Eliwana iron-ore operation
China restricts some Fortescue iron-ore cargoes as talks drag, sources say
2nd July 2026 By: Reuters

China's State iron-ore buyer has asked some domestic steel mills not to take delivery of certain portside iron ore products from Fortescue, industry sources said, the latest Australian miner to... 


Image of Malawi map/flag
Kasiya rutile/graphite project, Malawi
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Sovereign Metals Limited is developing the Kasiya project in the Lilongwe district – a large-scale rutile and graphite project that reportedly hosts the world’s largest natural rutile deposit and... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Strikes, soaring costs and M&A await BHP's new CEO Craig
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile... 


Lithium ore on conveyor
Lithium producers bet on battery storage as demand shifts beyond EVs
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

The lithium industry is growing more optimistic about a market recovery as booming demand for battery storage systems helps offset a slowdown in some electric vehicle (EV) markets, leading... 


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