Rio Tinto
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About Rio Tinto
Overview
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals company with a 150-year history. The company finds, mines, and processes Earth's mineral resources to help meet growing demand for materials essential to human progress. Rio Tinto is among the world's largest producers of iron ore, aluminum, copper, and other critical minerals.
Operations
Rio Tinto operates world-class assets across six continents, with major operations including the Pilbara iron ore mines in Western Australia (the world's largest integrated iron ore operation), aluminum smelters and bauxite mines globally, the Kennecott copper mine in Utah, and the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.
Strategy
The company focuses on operating large, long-life, tier one assets with low operating costs and high returns. Rio Tinto prioritizes safety, productivity, growth, and decarbonization. The company has committed to achieving net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050 and halving its emissions by 2030.
Key Projects
Major projects include the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea (one of the world's largest undeveloped iron ore deposits), the Oyu Tolgoi underground expansion in Mongolia, the Jadar lithium-borates project in Serbia, and ongoing automation and technology initiatives across operations.
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Press Releases
Domestic Metals Completes Surface IP Geophysical Survey at Smart Creek and Announces Amendment to Warrant Terms of Unit Private Placement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Domestic Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “Domestic Metals”) (TSXV: DMCU; OTCQB: DMCUF; FSE: 03E0) announces that an induced polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey at its Smart Creek copper-gold-silver project in Montana, has been completed by TMC Geophysics, who were engaged as part of ongoing mineral exploration by Domestic Metals. Fieldwork took place between February 6th and March 2nd, 2026 and consisted of 26 line-km of IP data a
Rio Silver Down More Than 10% Even As It Highlights "Continued Advancement" and Reaffirms Strong Operational Position in Peru
Rio Silver (RYO.V) was down more than 10% late Friday afternoon even as it provided a corporate upda
Rio Tinto Group LSE RIO Valuation Check After Recent Share Price Swings
Context for Rio Tinto Group as a stock idea Rio Tinto Group (LSE:RIO) sits in focus today as investors reassess the miner after a period that includes mixed short term share performance and recent fundamental data on revenue and net income. The shares show a 0.8% move over the past day and a similar gain over the past week, set against a month where the stock is down about 3.4% but up roughly 22.5% over the past 3 months. See our latest analysis for Rio Tinto Group. At a share price of...
America Is Closing the Gap in the Rare Earth Supply Chain Race - OilPrice.com Market Commentary
Access to rare earths has become a central challenge for advanced defense systems, high-performance manufacturing, and next-generation energy technologies. REalloys (ALOY) is already operating in the most strategic segment of that chain, converting heavy rare earth materials into high-performance magnets and alloys inside the United States. REalloys Inc. (ALOY), Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), Rio Tinto Group (NYSE: RIO), NioCorp Developments (NASDAQ: NB), FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), Iperion
Fatal incident at Rio Tinto Kennecott
LONDON, March 12, 2026--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.
Vale's Shares Seem 'Fairly Priced' After Recent Re-Rating, RBC Says
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Alcoa Price Prediction: Middle East Energy Outlook Pushes AA to $68
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FSM Soars 109% in a Year: Is It Still a Red-Hot Stock to Bet on?
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Rio Tinto and Prysmian partner to deliver innovative low-carbon aluminium solutions for the data centre market
MONTREAL, March 12, 2026--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.
Prysmian Partners with Rio Tinto for Innovative Aluminum Solution with ELYSIS(TM), Accelerating Sustainability Commitment
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2026 / Prysmian recently took a step forward in the production of sustainably produced aluminum building wire in the United States, partnering with Rio Tinto to deliver product produced with ELYSIS™ ...
Recent News
Rio Tinto, Chinalco clear hurdle in Brazil aluminum deal
Rio Tinto and Chinalco have received regulatory approval from Brazil's antitrust authority (CADE) to proceed with their joint venture in the aluminum sector, clearing a significant hurdle for consolidation in one of the world's major aluminum-producing regions. This development strengthens Chinese investment in Brazil's critical mineral infrastructure and demonstrates regulatory support for major mining partnerships despite increasing global scrutiny of foreign ownership in strategic commodities.
Rio Tinto ships first lithium from Rincon, nets $1.175B project loan
Rio Tinto has shipped its first lithium shipment from the Rincon project in Argentina and secured a $1.175 billion project loan to support operations. The Rincon project is expected to produce approximately 53,000 tonnes of lithium carbonates annually over a 40-year operational life, positioning Rio Tinto as a major supplier of this critical battery metal amid surging global EV demand.
Mongolia presses Rio Tinto for bigger Oyu Tolgoi cut
Mongolia's government is pressing Rio Tinto to increase its revenue share and accelerate dividend payments from the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, an $18 billion project that represents one of the world's largest copper developments. The reopened negotiations highlight escalating tensions between the mining giant and Mongolian authorities over profit distribution and timeline expectations from this strategically important asset.
How Rio–Glencore talks fell apart
In the end it wasn't about copper, iron ore or coal, but who was paying more.
Rio Tinto, Glencore scrap mining mega-merger
Deal collapse ends years of on-off talks, despite leadership changes and hopes of creating a copper powerhouse.
Quick Facts
- Ticker Symbol
- RIO
- Market Cap
- Large Cap
- Category
- Diversified
- Commodities
- Iron Ore, Aluminum, Copper
- Headquarters
- London, UK / Melbourne, Australia
- Founded
- 1873
- Employees
- ~47,000
Operating Countries
Producing Assets
- •Pilbara Iron Ore (Australia)
- •Kennecott Copper (USA)
- •Oyu Tolgoi (Mongolia)
- •Diavik Diamond (Canada)
- •Aluminum Operations (Global)
Development Assets
- •Simandou Iron Ore (Guinea)
- •Oyu Tolgoi Underground (Mongolia)
- •Resolution Copper (USA)
- •Jadar Lithium (Serbia)
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