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Rio Tinto ships 8 billionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara

Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of 8 billion tonnes 1 of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment set sail from Western Australia for Japan ...
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Rio Tinto appoints new Chief Legal Officer

LONDON-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has appointed Trudi Charles to succeed Isabelle Deschamps as Chief Legal Officer, Governance & Corporate Affairs. Trudi is currently Deputy General Counsel and ...
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Bank of America Global Metals Mining Steel Conference 2026

Bank of America Global Metals Mining Steel Conference 2026 - Slides ...
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Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation reaches Financial Close on Jinbi Solar Project; signs Power Purchase Agreement with Rio Tinto

PERTH, Australia -- Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), one of Australia’s largest Indigenous-led renewable energy initiatives, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the Pilbara ...
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Rio Tinto releases first quarter 2026 production results

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: “Safety is the foundation of our business. The tragic loss of two colleagues this year, at Simandou and Kennecott, ...
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Rio Tinto spends record A$12 billion with Western Australian suppliers in 2025

PERTH, Australia -- Rio Tinto’s development of its replacement mines in the Pilbara has increased its spend with Western Australian suppliers to a record A$12.1 billion in 2025, A$1.8 billion more ...
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Rio Tinto, Queensland and Commonwealth secure long-term future for Boyne aluminium smelter at Gladstone

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto, the Queensland Government and the Commonwealth Government have struck a landmark partnership to secure a long-term future for the Boyne aluminium ...
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Rio Tinto and WA Government partner to expand Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Government have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to complete both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Dampier Seawater Desalination ...
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Rio Tinto approves Zulti South investment of $473 million and lifts project suspension

RICHARDS BAY, South Africa -- Rio Tinto has approved Richards Bay Minerals’ Zulti South project, lifting the suspension which has been in place since January 2020. The $473 million investment aims to ...
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Rio Tinto assumes majority interest and management responsibilities at Nemaska Lithium

MONTREAL, Canada – Following the respective equity investments made by Rio Tinto and the Government of Québec, through Investissement Québec, in Nemaska Lithium since March 2025, Rio Tinto now holds a ...
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Rio Tinto executive team change

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Isabelle Deschamps, Chief Legal, Governance & Corporate Affairs Officer, has decided to leave Rio Tinto during 2026, after five years in the role, to pursue new opportunities ...