London, United Kingdom (ABN Newswire) - CRU's World Aluminium Conference 2017 takes place on 3-5 May 2017, at the Marriot (NASDAQ:MAR) London Grosvenor Square, London, UK. Now in its 22nd year, the conference regularly attracts over 200 delegates from around the world to discuss the key issues facing the industry. This year's conference will [...]
Santiago, Chile (ABN Newswire) - The World Copper Conference of CRU is consolidated in the calendar of the copper industry as a mandatory event. In it, the market leaders meet to discuss key issues that impact the industry. It is considered a flagship event held during CESCO Week Santiago. - See the most recent brochure (see link below) - ABN [...]
KITIMAT, BC, Sept. 24, 2016 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto welcomes employees and community members of all ages to visit its modernised Kitimat smelter. Throughout the day, interactive exhibits, family activities and bus tours of the new state-of-the-art facilities are planned. Gareth Manderson, general manager of Rio Tinto BC Works says: "This smelter [...]
MONTRÉAL, May 10, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto and Indspire hosted an event in Ottawa to showcase the $2 million Rio Tinto Award for Indigenous Students aimed at providing Indigenous students across Canada financial assistance to pursue post-secondary studies. Alf Barrios, chief executive of Rio Tinto's aluminium group stated: "We are [...]
Opening overseas markets for California’s quality products, resources and agriculture is an important factor in Kern County’s economic growth, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) told employees of Rio Tinto Minerals (RTM) during a town hall meeting April 7. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release [...]
MONTREAL, Feb. 11, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto has partnered with Indspire through a $1 million contribution to establish the Rio Tinto Award for Indigenous Students. Rio Tinto's contribution is being matched by the Canadian government, for a total of $2 million. Alf Barrios, chief executive of Rio Tinto's aluminium group stated: "We are very [...]
LONDON, UK, Dec. 2, 2015 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto has unveiled one of the largest diamonds ever discovered in Canada. The 187.7 carat gem-quality rough diamond, known as The Diavik Foxfire, was discovered at the Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada, 220km south of the Arctic Circle. The Diavik Foxfire diamond was showcased [...]
LONDON, April 7, 2014 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto will gift its 19.1 per cent shareholding in Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (Northern Dynasty), owner of the Pebble Project, to two local Alaskan charitable foundations. The decision follows the strategic review announced last year of Rio Tinto's interest in Northern Dynasty which concluded the Pebble Project [...]
LONDON, United Kingdom, Feb. 12, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Rio Tinto has entered into an option agreement with LNG Canada, a joint venture comprising Shell Canada Energy, Phoenix Energy Holdings Limited (an affiliate of Petro-China Investment (Hong Kong) Limited), Kogas Canada LNG Ltd. (an affiliate of Korea Gas Corporation) and Diamond LNG Canada Ltd [...]
LONDON, Jan. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited (Rio Tinto) has received 44,126,780 common shares of Minera IRL Ltd. (IRL), representing approximately 19.44% of the issued and outstanding common shares of IRL. The shares form part of the consideration agreed to in the 2006 option agreement on the Ollachea Gold Project between [...]
TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2014 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto has acquired 510,983,220 common shares of Turquoise Hill under Turquoise Hill's rights offering at a total cost of C$1,292,787,546.60 or C$2.53 per share. The purchase represents approximately 50.8 per cent of the common shares offered under the rights offering. The rights offering, which closed today, was [...]
LONDON, United Kingdom, Dec. 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Rio Tinto has advised the management of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. (Northern Dynasty), which owns 100 per cent of the Pebble Project, that it intends to undertake a strategic review, including a possible divestment, of its shareholding in Northern Dynasty. Rio Tinto, through QIT-Fer et Titane Inc [...]