Resolution Copper, a joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP , and the United States Forest Service have completed a historic land exchange, unlocking the next phase of one of the world's largest untapped copper deposits. Completion of the land exchange follows a 13 March decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which ruled in favour of Resolution Copper and the federal government, denying the [...]
Rio Tinto deeply regrets to confirm the death of an employee of a contracting company following an incident at Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah on Thursday 12 March. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "We are devastated by the loss of our colleague, and our heartfelt sympathies are with their family, friends, teammates, and everyone in the Kennecott community. We are working closely with the relevant authorities and [...]
Rio Tinto and Prysmian have partnered on an industrial trial to produce low-carbon aluminium cables designed for the rapidly growing data centre market, combining leading-edge smelting and cable technologies to help customers reduce the carbon footprint of critical IT infrastructure. The trial saw Rio Tinto manufacture aluminium rod using a blend of low-carbon aluminium from Rio Tinto's hydropowered Alma smelter in [...]
Rio Tinto has secured a $1.175 billion financing package from four international lenders to support development of the Rincon lithium project in Argentina's Salta Province. The package comprises loans from the International Finance Corporation , IDB Invest, Export Finance Australia and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation . The proceeds will be used to support development of the $2.5 billion Rincon lithium [...]
Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Government have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to complete both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant. Once fully operational, the plant will deliver 8GL of desalinated water per year to the West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme, reducing pressure on regional aquifers. The West Pilbara Water Supply Scheme is operated by Water Corporation and supplies the towns [...]
Rio Tinto is moving forward on a research and development project to extract primary gallium from its alumina refining process in Quebec, with a conditionally approved contribution from Natural Resources Canada under the Global Partnerships Initiative . After successfully extracting first gallium together with its partner Indium Corporation in May 2025, Rio Tinto will start construction of a pilot plant at its Complexe [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Safety remains our highest priority. We are deeply committed to learning from the tragic death of one of our colleagues at the Simandou project last weekend and I will be spending time with the team on the ground, as we fully investigate how this happened. "Our solid financial results demonstrate clear progress as we embed our stronger, sharper and simpler way of working. We [...]
Rio Tinto is deeply saddened to confirm the death of an employee of a contracting company following an incident at the SimFer mine site in Nzérékoré, Guinea on Saturday 14 February. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with the family, friends and colleagues of our teammate who lost their life, and with everyone affected by this tragedy. We are providing our full support [...]
Isabelle Deschamps, Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, has decided to leave Rio Tinto during 2026, after five years in the role, to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Isabelle will remain in her role until at least mid?2026 to ensure continuity while Rio Tinto undertakes a rigorous succession process. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Since joining in 2021, Isabelle has helped lay [...]
Further to the announcement of 8 January 2026, Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd. confirm that Rio Tinto is no longer considering a possible merger or other business combination with Glencore plc , as Rio Tinto has determined that it could not reach an agreement that would deliver value to its shareholders. Rio Tinto assessed the opportunity and came to this view through the disciplined lens set out at its Capital Markets [...]
Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited have entered into a definitive agreement with Votorantim to acquire, through a joint venture to be owned 33% by Rio Tinto and 67% by Chalco , Votorantim's 68.596% controlling shareholding in Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio . The Transaction, at an all cash consideration of R$10.50 per share in CBA, represents a premium of approximately 21.2% over the R$8.67 per share [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Our operations delivered exceptional production performance, both on a quarter-on-quarter and full year basis, as we leverage our strong foundation of operating excellence and project delivery across our portfolio. "We achieved record quarterly iron ore production in the Pilbara, with a strong recovery from the extreme weather interruptions earlier in the year. At Simandou, we [...]
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