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Annual Report 2020
Our strategy is to create superior, sustainable value for shareholders, in partnership with our stakeholders, by meeting customers’ needs, maximising cash from world-class assets and allocating capital with discipline -
Climate Change Report 2020
Our ambition is to reach net zero emissions across our operations by 2050 -
Sustainability Report 2020
Our values, experience and history tell us that we must work in a way that delivers real, lasting benefits for the owners of our company as well as the wider communities in which we operate
Latest Releases
20 April 2021
ELYSIS selects Alma smelter for commercial size 450 kA inert anode prototype cells
MONTREAL, Canada - ELYSIS today announced it has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the first installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kiloamperes (kA), which is a common capacity for modern, full-scale smelters. ELYSIS is a joint venture company, led by Rio Tinto and Alcoa, that is working to com
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20 April 2021
Rio Tinto releases first quarter production results
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We achieved an overall solid operating performance in the first quarter. We have maintained guidance ranges in all our products, with site teams successfully managing the effects of significant rainfall, in particular at our Australian iron ore assets. "It has been a period of deep reflection for the comp
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09 April 2021
Rio Tinto reaches agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources on financing plan for Oyu Tolgoi
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) for an updated funding plan (the “Funding Plan”) for the completion of the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) Underground Project in Mongolia. The Funding Plan addresses the estimated remaining known funding requirement of approximately $2.3 billion1, building on and replacing
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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 Dioxide
Titanium dioxide is used in some of the world’s most challenging applications.