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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.

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Incoming Invest in Canada chairperson Dominic Barton
Canadian Prime Minister announces new leaders of Invest in Canada to drive ambitions
1st September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In response to a rapidly changing global trade landscape and to help reach a targeted $1-trillion of total investment in Canada over the next five years, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has... 


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Iron-ore production set for further growth to 2030 – BMI
31st August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth will accelerate over 2026 to 2030, averaging 2.2% growth over that period, compared with 1.2% over the previous five years, with production expected to reach... 


Voltalia's 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant
Voltalia commissions 148 MW solar plant for Richards Bay Minerals
28th August 2026 By: Schalk Burger

Renewable energy company Voltalia has commissioned the 148 MW Bolobedu solar power plant, in Limpopo, for mining company Rio Tinto South Africa subsidiary Richards Bay Minerals (RBM). Bolobedu will... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine
Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3bn
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Yindjibarndi Indigenous group said on Wednesday it had lodged an appeal with the federal court over the amount of compensation awarded against Fortescue for mining on their lands... 


Fortescue signage
Fortescue suspends executive over sexual harassment allegations
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Australian miner Fortescue has suspended an executive over sexual harassment allegations, and engaged law firm MinterEllison to conduct an independent investigation into the matter. The incident... 


Iron-ore mining landscape
Fortescue hires law firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations against senior executive
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

A senior executive under investigation for sexual harassment and bullying is still working at Fortescue while an inquiry is underway, the company's energy chief Gus Pichot said on Thursday.... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


Rio Tinto's Tomago smelter
Australia commits $1.76 billion to keep Rio Tinto aluminium smelter open
13th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australia on Thursday said it would provide A$2.5-billion ($1.76-billion) to help keep global miner Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter, the country's largest power user, open beyond 2028, as it... 


Panguna copper mine
Lloyds Metals allowed to ready restart works for 40-year shuttered Papua New Guinea copper mine
12th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

An Indian iron-ore producer was authorized to work toward restarting a giant Papua New Guinea copper mine that’s been closed for almost 40 years and was once a flash point in a brutal civil war.... 


Tomago smelter
Rio Tinto aluminium smelter to get Australian gov bailout
12th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

The owners of Australia’s biggest aluminum smelter, including Rio Tinto Group, are set to receive a government bailout to keep the plant operating as it grapples with high energy costs, according... 


Lithium brines in South America
Chile's ENAMI says China antitrust review of Rio Tinto lithium project delayed
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

The Chinese antitrust regulator review into a lithium project involving Chile's State-run ENAMI and miner Rio Tinto will be delayed by a few months, the head of the South American company said on... 


Drill core from the Dokwe project
Ariana Resources targets 2028 gold production from rare Zimbabwe greenfield mine
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

London-listed Ariana Resources ARNR.L expects to start producing gold from its greenfield project in Zimbabwe in 2028, the company's managing director Kerim Sener said on Thursday. Ariana's Dokwe... 


An iron-ore stockpile
Deutsche freezes Radiant World funds as miners move to cut ties
6th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house. Deutsche Bank and KBC Group have frozen some... 


Rio Tinto iron-ore mine
China's CMRG tells some steel mills to halt talks with Rio Tinto for shipments from September, sources say
6th August 2026 By: Reuters

China's State-owned iron-ore buyer has directed some steel mills to halt negotiations with Rio Tinto for shipments from September, two sources said, escalating pressure on the world's top iron-ore... 


ASX screens
Miners lead Australian stocks to record highs on signs of easing Iran tensions
5th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares opened at a record high on Wednesday, led by miners, as hopes grew for an imminent end to the five-month-long Iran war. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose as much as 0.7% to a record... 


MinRes Iron Valley operation
Depletion of iron-ore mines to underpin next decade's prices, Rio Tinto executive says
5th August 2026 By: Reuters

Supply pressure stemming from the depletion of iron-ore mines built earlier this century, such as those in Australia, is set to underpin the iron-ore market and prices over the coming decade, a Rio... 


Rio Tinto CEO Simon Trott
Rio Tinto signals no rush to revive Glencore deal as standstill ends
4th August 2026 By: Reuters

A freeze on Rio Tinto approaching Glencore for a takeover expires this week, but people who have been briefed by top executives don't expect any fresh tie-up talks for now as CEO Simon Trott... 


Women leaders counted in across all levels in mining
Women leaders counted in across all levels in mining
3rd August 2026

The rapid advancement of technology and modernisation is reshaping South Africa's historically labour-intensive mining sector. As the industry shifts from reliance on physical strength to a more... 


Image of lithium ore on a conveyor belt
Rincon lithium project, Argentina – update
31st July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Argosy Minerals is progressing feasibility and engineering work towards completing a definitive feasibility study for the 12 000 t/y project. 


An image of the Resolution Copper project
Resolution Copper commits $54m to establish Tribal Nation trust
30th July 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

US-focused Resolution Copper has provided $54-million to establish the Resolution Copper Tribal Trust, a perpetual endowment that will deliver yearly funding to 11 Tribal Nations located in Arizona... 


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