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Communities
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Community Agreements
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Our Communities Expertise
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Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is the aspects of a community's past and present that it considers valuable and wants to pass on to future generations -
Social & Economic Development
We work hard to leave a lasting, positive legacy everywhere we work
Latest Releases
24 September 2020
Rio Tinto and the NWT Chamber of Commerce support economic recovery through small business grants
Montreal - Rio Tinto is supporting the NWT Chamber of Commerce in creating a program to help local businesses comply with public health restrictions and reopen safely. The company is contributing C$50,000 to this program. Ranging between C$500 to C$1,000, the Reopening Safely Grant is offered to Northwest Territories businesses to facilitate the purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) nece
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23 September 2020
Annual showcase of rare Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamonds takes inspiration from Japan
MELBOURNE, Australia--Rio Tinto’s annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, the most exclusive diamond sale in the world, has taken its inspiration for its 2020 showcase from the Japanese philosophy of Ichigo Ichie, celebrating the unrepeatable nature of a moment in time.Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia produces virtually the entire world’s supply of rare pink diamonds and will
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15 September 2020
Rio Tinto provides update of its beneficial ownership of common shares of Entrée Resources Ltd.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto announced today an update in respect of its beneficial ownership of common shares of Entrée Resources Ltd. (“Entrée”) held by its wholly owned subsidiary Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited (“RTIH”). As a result of its greater than 50% shareholding in Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (“TRQ”), Rio Tinto is deemed to beneficially own the common shares of En
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Iron ore
Iron ore, one of the most abundant metals on Earth, is the primary raw material used to make steel. -
Aluminium
Lightweight and infinitely recyclable, aluminium is found in everything from jet engines to electric vehicles to mobile phones. -
Copper
From the days of antiquity, copper has been used for its many benefits: tough but malleable, corrosion-resistant and recyclable, and an excellent conductor of heat and transmitter of electricity. -
Borates
Deposited millions of years ago, borates are crystallised salts that contain boron, which is essential to plant growth, but it is also used in high tech applications. -
Diamonds
Diamonds often mark our most unique and important moments, helping us to celebrate the best things in life. -
Salt
Salt is essential for human life. The majority of the salt we produce is used by the chemical industry, where it helps make materials like glass, paper, plastics, textiles and even soaps and detergents. -
Titanium
Titanium is used in some of the world’s most challenging applications.