Rio Tinto today published the findings of an independent, external Progress Review on its work to deliver sustained workplace cultural change across its global operations. Two years into a long-term cultural change program, the review found that progress is being made with promising signs of improved culture, innovation, and performance. However [...]
Rio Tinto notes the announcement today by Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. in relation to the conclusion of its entitlement offer and shortfall bookbuild, which raised A$766.5 million to fund planned rehabilitation activities of the Ranger Project Area. As a result of Rio Tinto taking up its pro rata entitlements in the entitlement offer and the [...]
Rio Tinto, Bougainville Copper Ltd. and the Autonomous Bougainville Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Roundtable to address the findings of the Panguna Mine Legacy Impact Assessment . The independent PMLIA is based on two years of data collection overseen by an Oversight Committee that includes representatives from [...]
Rio Tinto has committed $16 million to the Makira Natural Park REDD+1 Project in northern Madagascar, through a new partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Everland. This commitment complements Rio Tinto's investment in nature-based solutions in the south-east of the country. The Makira Natural Park REDD+ Project encompasses 372,000 [...]
Rio Tinto has entered into definitive agreements with GravitHy, an early-stage industrial company, to help accelerate GravitHy's steel decarbonisation project in France. As part of this collaboration, Rio Tinto will supply high-grade direct reduction iron ore pellets from its Iron Ore Company of Canada operations to GravitHy's planned operation, as [...]
Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine's total solar capacity to 30MW. The new solar plant will be located next to Kennecott's existing 5MW solar plant, which was completed in 2023. Together, the two solar plants will reduce Kennecott's Scope 2 emissions by [...]
Palantir Technologies Inc. has renewed its multi-year enterprise agreement with the Rio Tinto Group, one of the world's leading mining and metals groups . The agreement extends the enterprise agreement for an additional 4 years and secures Rio Tinto's ongoing access to the Palantir Artificial intelligence Platform . As an early adopter of Palantir [...]
Rio Tinto will partner with China's State Power Investment Corporation to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. Battery swapping technology allows a battery electric vehicle to quickly exchange a discharged battery pack for a fully charged one, instead of recharging the vehicle at a [...]
Rio Tinto's previously announced acquisition of Sumitomo Chemical Company's 20.64% interest in New Zealand Aluminium Smelters was completed on 1 November 2024. NZAS owns and operates the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand. Following completion of the transaction, NZAS is now wholly owned by Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto Aluminium Pacific [...]
Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the mine one of the lowest carbon footprints of any copper producer in the United States. Kennecott's fleet of 97 haul trucks and heavy machinery equipment at the mine, concentrator, smelter [...]
Rio Tinto is deeply saddened to confirm that an employee from a contracting company has died following an incident on Saturday at the SimFer port site on the Simandou project in Morebaya, Guinea. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "Our deepest condolences go to the family, friends, colleagues and communities affected by this tragedy [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "We continue to strengthen our operations, with the roll-out of the Safe Production System delivering consistent production at our Pilbara iron ore business and a step change from our Australian bauxite mines. We are building on this, with more work to do across our global portfolio. "We progressed [...]
