Rio Tinto today celebrates the shipment of 4 billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara in Western Australia to China. The shipment was loaded at Dampier Port on 19th July, bound for China Baowu Steel Group, the world's top steel producer. This milestone comes 51 years after the first shipment of almost 22,000 tonnes of Pilbara iron ore was sent [...]
Rio Tinto has appointed Katie Jackson to lead its Copper business, succeeding Bold Baatar, who as previously announced, will become Chief Commercial Officer later this year. Katie is currently President of National Grid Ventures, responsible for the development and operation of large-scale energy infrastructure assets. She will join Rio Tinto on 1 [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "Our operational performance continues to progress. While there are still significant improvements ahead, we are beginning to see a step-change in production, including from our Queensland bauxite business following the roll-out of the Safe Production System. "We are growing with discipline in the [...]
All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto's investment to develop the Simandou high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea, including the completion of necessary Guinean and Chinese regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to complete during the week of 15 July 2024. Along with the recent approval by the Board of Simfer1, this allows [...]
Rio Tinto extends its condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of former Conzinc Riotinto of Australia Limited Chief Executive, Chairman and Managing Director Sir Roderick Carnegie AC, who passed away on 14 July 2024 in Melbourne, aged 91. Sir Rod made a profound contribution to Rio Tinto throughout his time with the company. Under his [...]
Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have agreed to pursue the development of an 80MW solar farm on Ngarluma Country, near Karratha, to supply renewable energy to the company's iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The solar farm is the first proposed project the Ngarluma people and Rio Tinto will pursue after a [...]
Rio Tinto will contribute A$20 million to the Western Australian Government towards the major redevelopment of the Paraburdoo Hospital, in the state's Pilbara region. The partnership will see the ageing Paraburdoo Hospital upgraded with contemporary purpose-built facilities to support medical services for the local community, including new rooms [...]
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies has officially unveiled the AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages and the 'Our Languages Keep Us Strong' program, which is dedicated to protecting and preserving Indigenous Australian cultures and knowledge. The centre and program are proudly supported by Rio Tinto, which [...]
Two new 5.25MW solar farms will be built on Gumatj and Rirratjingu country on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory, as Rio Tinto works to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining. The solar farms will be built on Rio Tinto leases, following agreement with the Gumatj and Rirratjingu Traditional Owner Groups on the [...]
Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine has completed installation of its 3.5 megawatt capacity solar power plant in Canada's Northwest Territories. The project represents the largest off-grid solar power plant across Canada's territories. The 6,620-panel facility is expected to generate 4.2 million kilowatt-hours of solar energy annually, reducing diesel [...]
Rio Tinto will install carbon free aluminium smelting cells at its Arvida smelter in Québec, Canada, using the first technology licence issued by the ELYSIS joint venture. This investment will support the ongoing development of the breakthrough ELYSISTM technology and allow Rio Tinto to build expertise in its installation and operation. Rio Tinto [...]
Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Corporation's 11.65% interest in Boyne Smelters Ltd , which owns and operates the Boyne Island aluminium smelter in Gladstone, Australia. On completion of this transaction, and the recent agreement to acquire Sumitomo Chemical Company's 2.46% interest in BSL, Rio Tinto's interest in BSL will increase to [...]
