Rio Tinto has donated US$1.5 million to the Icelandic Red Cross to support the people and community of Grindavík in Iceland, who have been impacted by months of volcanic eruptions. Since December, a series of volcanic eruptions has left 3,800 people homeless and damaged the community's water and electricity supplies. Residents of Grindavík and [...]
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: "We have been deeply affected by the loss of four Diavik colleagues and two airline crew members in a plane crash in January. This tragedy has strengthened our resolve to never be complacent about safety. "We delivered stable operating results in the first quarter, including improvements at our [...]
Rio Tinto increased its spend with suppliers and local businesses in Australia to more than A$16.1 billion in 2023, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to support communities where it operates. This was an increase of 5 per cent on the previous year and was spent with more than 5,800 businesses, including Australian owned and operated [...]
Rio Tinto continues to increase its contribution in Western Australia to support local jobs and economies, with the company boosting spending with local businesses near its operations by almost 40 per cent from a year earlier. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here [...]
Rio Tinto is teaming up with a leading global venture studio and start-up investor to back the development and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the mining industry, supporting the company's efforts to find better ways to provide the materials the world needs. Rio Tinto will partner with Founders Factory and invest A$14.4 million in [...]
The Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have collaborated to design a new program aimed at protecting and preserving Yinhawangka culture and supporting a strong, healthy and connected Yinhawangka People. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240407629590/en/ The [...]
Rio Tinto has appointed Bold Baatar to the role of Chief Commercial Officer, to lead the Group's commercial and business development activities globally. Bold will succeed Alf Barrios as Chief Commercial Officer, following his decision to retire from Rio Tinto. Bold, who is currently Chief Executive Copper, will take on accountability for business [...]
Rio Tinto will manage the Ranger Rehabilitation Project in Australia's Northern Territory on behalf of Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. , under a new Management Services Agreement signed today. The MSA will build on ERA's existing rehabilitation work with Rio Tinto's technical expertise in designing, scoping and executing closure projects [...]
Rio Tinto has published its 2023 Taxes and Royalties Paid Report, which details $8.5 billion of taxes and royalties paid globally during the year. This compares to $10.8 billion in 2022, which included around $1.5 billion of Australian corporate tax payments related to prior years. In Australia, which is home to almost half of the company's global [...]
Rio Tinto Exploration Canada Inc. is pleased to announce that it has acquired 108,204,112 common shares in the capital of Star Diamond Corp. in exchange for all of its interest in the Fort à la Corne joint venture . As a result, RTEC currently owns or controls, in the aggregate, 119,315,222 common shares representing a 19.9% interest in SDC. The [...]
Rio Tinto will contribute $10 million to the Shire of Ashburton to help fund the Minna Oval Development Project in Tom Price. The project includes the development of a clubhouse, undercover sports viewing areas, changerooms and toilets, a commercial kitchen and kiosk, and a new shaded playground. These facilities will be used by local sporting [...]
The Government of Canada awarded C$18.1 million from its Low Carbon Economy Fund to Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Company of Canada to support the decarbonization of iron ore processing at its operations in Labrador West. The funding will enable IOC to reduce the amount of heavy fuel oil that is consumed in the production of iron ore pellets and [...]