In accordance with the commitments made last July, Rio Tinto QIT Madagascar Minerals and its partner Crossboundary Energy today laid the foundation stone for the solar and wind power plant project that will supply the QMM ilmenite mine operations in Fort Dauphin, in southern Madagascar. The ceremony took place in the Ehoala Park area, in the [...]
As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Rio Tinto is supporting organisations that work to prevent domestic violence and accompany victims in Canada. Care is one of Rio Tinto's core values, which translates into prioritising the physical and emotional safety and wellbeing of employees, contractors, their families and [...]
Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park marked 10 years of connecting children to nature today at a 10th birthday celebration for Perth's pioneering nature play space. The first of its kind in Australia when it first opened in 2011, the Kings Park family destination has been a leader within the global 'nature play' movement and inspires schools and [...]
Rio Tinto has become the sole owner of Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada, continuing its leading role in the Canadian diamond industry. A transaction has been completed for Rio Tinto's acquisition of the 40 per cent share held by Dominion Diamond Mines in Diavik, following the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta's approval [...]
Rio Tinto is investing US$87 million to increase its low-carbon aluminium production in Canada with 16 new smelting cells at its AP60 smelter, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. The investment will increase production at the smelter by around 45 per cent, or 26,500 metric tonnes of primary aluminium per year, to a capacity of 86,500 [...]
Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto , a European-based battery technology and manufacturing company. This investment will support the completion of InoBat's research and development centre and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. Today's investment follows a Memorandum of [...]
Rio Tinto is partnering with RESOLVE, a Washington-based nonprofit organisation, to launch Regeneration, a start-up that will use the re-mining and processing of waste from legacy mine sites to support rehabilitation activities and restore natural environments. Regeneration will extract valuable minerals and metals from mine tailings, waste rock [...]
Following the issuance of $1.25 billion 30-year bonds which settled on 2 November 2021, Rio Tinto Finance Limited has accepted for purchase a total of $759,948,000. This sum excludes Securities that remain subject to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the Offer to Purchase, aggregate principal amount of notes pursuant to its offer to [...]
Rio Tinto announces the Purchase Price in respect of its offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding securities listed in the table below, which were issued by Rio Tinto Finance Limited and are guaranteed by Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd. . The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the offer to purchase , dated as of 28 [...]
Rio Tinto has priced US$1,250,000,000 of 30-year fixed rate SEC-registered debt securities. The bonds will be issued by Rio Tinto Finance Limited and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Ltd.. The notes will pay a coupon of 2.750 per cent and will mature 2 November 2051. BofA Securities, Citigroup and Credit [...]
Rio Tinto and BlueScope will work together to explore low-carbon steelmaking pathways using Pilbara iron ores, including the use of clean hydrogen to replace coking coal at BlueScope's Port Kembla Steelworks. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to research and design low-emissions processes for the steel value chain [...]
Rio Tinto's entire 2021 Once in a Blue Moon Tender collection of 41 lots of carefully curated Argyle blue and violet diamonds, has been won by a single bidder, the Hong Kong fancy coloured diamond specialist, Kunming Diamonds. Kunming Diamonds' history making global bid for the 24.88 carats of final "beyond rare" blue jewels from the East Kimberley [...]