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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 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. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions.
Jan 27, 2021 · Rio Tinto recently commissioned ACIL Allen Consulting to undertake an assessment of Rio Tinto’s contribution to Australia’s economy.
In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of world-class iron ore assets. In September 2022, we agreed to form a joint venture with China Baowu Steel Group to develop the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia (Rio Tinto 54%, Baowu 46%).
Nov 19, 2023 · Thought they were rebuffed at the start, a little-known English mining group called Rio Tinto parlayed its way to majority ownership, brought a challenging uranium mine into production, built a...
5 days ago · The latest Rio Tinto Limited [RIO] news, articles, data and analysis from The Australian Financial Review
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 to...
We're working with communities and local partners to identify, invest in and develop projects in Australia, Madagascar, Guinea and South Africa. Our goal is to enable high-integrity nature-based...
5 days ago · Rio Tinto’s $US6.7 billion ($10 billion) acquisition of Arcadium Lithium has been unanimously approved by both companies’ boards of directors, with the deal expected to be finalised by mid-2025. Read More.
Jul 4, 2023 · In Australia, Rio Tinto, along with fellow mining company BHP, is a major driver of the country's economy. In 2012, Rio Tinto paid $8.7 billion in taxes to federal and state governments. Rio Tinto directly employs 23,000 people across Australia.
