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10 May 2020
Rio Tinto introduces COVID-19 testing at Diavik diamond mine
MONTREAL, Canada -- As an extra precautionary measure to protect employees and community members, Rio Tinto is introducing COVID-19 testing at its Diavik diamond mine in Northwest Territories, Canada. Not for profit public health experts GuardRX have installed an on-site laboratory at Diavik to conduct a testing program for employees and contractors using nasopharyngeal swabs. The pr
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25 February 2020
Rio Tinto, Diffusion Saguenay and Cégep de Jonquière join forces to offer added value to Media Arts and Technology students
Saguenay, Quebec – Rio Tinto, the Cégep de Jonquière and Diffusion Saguenay announced today the creation of an audiovisual recording laboratory in the new Théâtre Palace Arvida. This recording space, unique in Quebec, will be built thanks to a $180,000 financial contribution from Rio Tinto, which becomes the project's first private partner. It will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the histor
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27 November 2019
Rio Tinto partners with Centre of Excellence to grow Indigenous participation in minerals development
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Minerals Development today announced Rio Tinto will be a founding partner, supporting its work for Indigenous communities that want to understand how they can engage with and participate in minerals development.
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The world’s most coveted diamonds
The Diavik Diamond Mine, the source of some of the largest and most valuable diamonds found anywhere in the world.