Rio Tinto to invest $9.3 million in technology startups
Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it is teaming up with a global venture studio and start-up investor to back the development and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the mining industry.
-
-
Visit: 38
Rio Tinto says checking impact of gas pipeline incident on Gladstone operations
Rio Tinto said on Thursday it had been notified of an incident at its Queensland gas pipeline, which Australian media had earlier said was a fire that had impacted supplies.
-
-
Visit: 66
Rio Tinto gets $13 million from Canada to decarbonize iron ore processing
Rio Tinto said on Monday that the Canadian government had awarded it C$18 million ($13 million) to decarbonize iron ore processing in Labrador West.
-
-
Visit: 89
Rio Tinto inks renewable power purchase deal for Gladstone operations
Rio Tinto Ltd has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with specialist renewable energy firm Windlab to buy the majority of electricity from its planned 1.4 giga-watt (GW) wind energy project in Queensland, the miner said on Wednesday.
-
-
Visit: 89
Rio Tinto reports 12% profit drop but returns more cash to investors
Rio Tinto reported a 12% fall in annual underlying earnings on Wednesday, in line with forecasts, but paid a better-than-expected final dividend as it said inflation pressures were starting to recede.
-
-
Visit: 89
Aboriginal group to inspect rock shelters for potential Rio Tinto damage
An Aboriginal group from Western Australia’s iron ore producing region will inspect an important cultural site in the coming days after it received a notice from Rio Tinto of possible damage, the group’s chief executive said.
-
-
Visit: 96
Rio Tinto unit faces criminal case in Canada over injured worker
A Canadian unit of global mining company Rio Tinto is facing a criminal case after an employee was seriously injured at an Arctic diamond mine, according to an announcement by local authorities.
-
-
Visit: 125
Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest
Six people were killed after a small plane carrying global miner Rio Tinto’s workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories (NWT) on Tuesday, the NWT Coroner Service said on Wednesday.
-
-
Visit: 211
Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada’s Northwest, six dead
A small plane carrying Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada’s remote Northwest Territories on Tuesday during a flight to its Diavik diamond mine, killing six people on board.
-
-
Visit: 183
Rio Tinto taps Australia’s largest solar farm to power aluminum assets
Rio Tinto on Wednesday announced a deal to buy power from a new solar farm in Queensland as it seeks to green its aluminum operations on the country’s east coast and halve its direct and indirect emissions by 2030.
-
-
Visit: 91
Rio Tinto sees stimulus boost in China to drive gradual recovery for iron ore demand
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s top iron ore exporter, sees increased stimulus measures in China driving the broader economy into a gradual recovery this year.
-
-
Visit: 91
Rio Tinto’s full-year iron ore shipments rise 3%
Rio Tinto on Tuesday reported full-year shipments of 331.8 million metric tons, up 3% on the year as it leans on greater efficiencies and higher production from its Gudai-Darri mine in Western Australia.
-
-
Visit: 104
In Australia’s outback, Rio Tinto prepares for a low carbon future
Mining News Pro - 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 ship to the world’s steelmaking industry.
-
-
Visit: 128
Rio Tinto, Aboriginal group sign first solar deal for WA iron ore region
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has signed an initial agreement with the Yindjibarndi people and Philippines’ ACEN to look at options to develop green energy supplies for its operations in the world’s biggest iron ore region.
-
-
Visit: 173
Rio Tinto aims to add more iron ore with stronger China outlook
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto Group, the world’s no. 2 miner, will aim to boost iron ore output with a stronger outlook in China and as urbanization in India and across parts of Asia drives new steel demand growth.
-
-
Visit: 134
Rio Tinto’s Q3 iron ore shipments rise marginally on Gudai-Darri strength
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto reported a 1.2% rise in its third-quarter iron ore shipments on Tuesday, as the Anglo-Australian miner ramped up production at its Gudai-Darri mine.
-
-
Visit: 140
Rio Tinto’s Q3 iron ore shipments rise marginally on Gudai-Darri strength
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto reported a 1.2% rise in its third-quarter iron ore shipments on Tuesday, as the Anglo-Australian miner ramped up production at its Gudai-Darri mine.
-
-
Visit: 117
Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has once again cut production targets for its iron ore operations in Canada, citing extended plant downtime and conveyor belt failures.
-
-
Visit: 122
Stellantis, Rio Tinto raise bets on Argentina copper mining
Mining News Pro - Automaker Stellantis NV and miner Rio Tinto Group are upping their investments in a giant copper deposit in Argentina as the race for metals used in electric vehicles heats up.
-
-
Visit: 135
Aboriginal elders suspend Rio Tinto site survey over heritage concerns
Mining News Pro - Aboriginal elders have walked off a heritage survey on a Rio Tinto iron ore project in Western Australia over concerns the global miner has played down the harm it caused them after blasting impacted an Indigenous rock shelter in August.
-
-
Visit: 170
Rio Tinto planning more investments in Canada, but rules out bid for Teck
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) chief executive Jakob Stausholm says the giant British-Australian miner plans to make more investments in Canada, but he is ruling out any chance of taking a run at Canada’s Teck Resources.
-
-
Visit: 155
Pakistan’s PM invites Rio Tinto to explore investment opportunities
Mining News Pro - Pakistan’s Prime Minister extended an invitation to Rio Tinto’s CEO to visit the country to explore investment opportunities further in a meeting in New York on Thursday.
-
-
Visit: 221
Rio Tinto shoulders Simandou iron ore bill as Chinese funds delayed
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has been solely funding preparatory work at the blocks it holds at Simandou, one of the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposits, as its Chinese partners are yet to make their funds available, two sources close to the matter said.
-
-
Visit: 127
Rio Tinto inks agreement with Madagascar government on QMM operations
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with the government of Madagascar on future fiscal arrangements for QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and renewed their partnership for its sustainable operation.
-
-
Visit: 219
Rio Tinto inks infrastructure deal for Simandou iron ore project
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto on Friday concluded key agreements with the government of Guinea and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) on the trans-Guinean infrastructure for the Simandou, one of the world’s largest deposits of iron ore.
-
-
Visit: 199