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Rio Tinto’s origins in Australia date back almost 120 years. Our story begins in 1905 with a small, speculative zinc operation in the fabled Broken Hill resources province in the far west of New South Wales. Today, Rio Tinto is in 35 countries, but our roots in Australia run as deep as ever.
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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.
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4GW Bungaban wind energy project.
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). [ 3 ] . It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government.
Oct 25, 2023 · In the red, dusty outback of the Pilbara in Western Australia, the world's biggest iron ore miner Rio Tinto is preparing for a low carbon future as it maps out new sources of the raw material...
Nov 19, 2023 · How Rio Tinto changed Australia. The group’s pioneering role in the Pilbara helped transform the nation through engagement with Asia. A new book reveals the full story for the first time....
Jan 23, 2024 · Rio Tinto Group, which aims to halve its direct emissions by 2030, agreed an electricity supply pact with one of Australia’s largest solar projects to power its energy-intensive Gladstone ...
Feb 20, 2024 · MELBOURNE, Australia, February 20, 2024--Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing...
Sep 14, 2020 · Canberra has asked Rio Tinto to appoint an Australian as its next chief executive as investors and officials push the mining group to sharpen its focus on a country that generates the bulk of its...
