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Gold and silver are produced primarily as by products of Rio Tinto's copper operations, often extracted as impurities in the final stage of refining copper.
Rio Tinto's gold and silver interests are located at Kennecott Minerals and Kennecott Utah Copper in the USA, and at our joint ventures at Escondida (Chile), Grasberg (Indonesia) and Northparkes (Australia).
Kennecott Utah Copper produces about 400,000 troy ounces of gold per year, with a purity of 99.99 per cent and three million troy ounces of silver per year, with a purity of 99.9 per cent.
- Barneys Canyon, North America (Gold)
- Bingham Canyon, North America (Gold and silver)
- Cortez/Pipeline, North America (Gold)
- Escondida, South America (Gold and silver)
- Grasberg, Indonesia (Gold and silver)
- Greens Creek, North America (Gold and silver)
- Northparkes, Australia (Gold)
- Rawhide, North America (Gold)
For more information about the Rio Tinto's gold and silver operations, visit Our operations.
Unauthorised use of RIO TINTO trade-marks and names
- Recently Rio Tinto became aware of a third party using our well-known RIO TINTO trade-marks or corporate, trade, domain or sub-domain names without authorisation.
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Rio Tinto Alcan: an employer of choice for women
- Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) has been acknowledged as an employer of choice for women by Australia's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA).
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