Stories

Charging up the battery market

We’re scaling up and working smarter to meet demand for renewables

Look inside a mine of the future

Our most intelligent mine yet is pioneering new mining technologies

Big data offers tiny solutions

Microbes could help us mine more sustainably

Exploring nature-based solutions to climate change

Investing in conservation will accelerate decarbonisation

Creating a sustainable supply of minerals for a decarbonised future

The role of technological breakthroughs and the circular economy

Turning slime into solar panels

Our Kennecott copper mine is extracting a rare, valuable metal from waste

Harnessing renewables to decarbonise the Pilbara

Sun and wind will power one of the world's largest microgrids

Goat to coat

Reimagining sustainability with cashmere

Decade of innovation, lifetime of opportunity

Many standout moments have helped define the first 10 years of operation at Oyu Tolgoi

Contributing to Western Australia’s economic growth

Creating opportunities for everyone

Closure: towards a positive legacy

Overcoming closure challenges at a former mine site

Nurturing an innovative culture 

Capturing employees’ creative ideas to solve business problems

Re-planting an ecosystem without topsoil

Researching new techniques to rehabilitate land

You can't be what you can't see

Helping Australian students discover their future career

Decarbonising steel

Tackling climate change will be our legacy

How can mining companies contribute to sustainable supply chains?

Partnering with customers and suppliers to tackle industry challenges

What the energy transition means for our business

How we’re raising our decarbonisation ambition

Decarbonising steel making with new technologies

Tackling a global challenge

Mining exploration – what does the future hold?

Sinead Kaufman, Chief Executive Minerals

From bauxite to beverage cans

Using blockchain to help trace our responsible aluminium

Nose to tail mining

Making the most of what we take from the ground

How do you make a nutrition label for aluminium?

By tracing the steps from START to finish

Stronger together

Supporting entrepreneurship in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

Schefferville on track for growth

North America’s first Indigenous-owned and operated railroad 

Could hydrogen help reduce emissions in the aluminium industry?

New research will help us find out

Meet Josette: Mind Mixer In Chief

Josette leads the team innovating more sustainable aluminium

From the ground up

Minimising our impact on the environment

A new steel powder for 3D printing

Something infinitely small is making a big change

A year like no other

Reflections from Ann Masse, our Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Security

A critical mineral hiding in the desert

Extracting lithium from mining waste

Unlocking the mystery behind COVID-19 immunity

Dr Kirsten Perrett is leading new research that could help protect communities

Investigating MARs

Finding new ways to manage water responsibly

Solving water

A low-carbon way to make fresh water

Strike while the iron (ore) is hot: one woman’s philosophy

At the Iron Ore Company of Canada, Michelle has broken a lot of barriers - and “moved a lot of dirt” - thanks to three rules for living and working.

Be yourself and thrive

Eight talented women share their experiences in the mining industry

Our commitment to Australia

Five ways we’re committed to playing our part in a stronger Australia

Meet Nugget

One curious elf goes on an adventure at our Diavik Diamond Mine

Argyle: a new kind of happily ever after

Argyle is closing, but its legacy will live on

Even superfoods need their minerals

Using aluminium waste to grow better blueberries

Let's talk about domestic violence

Taking a stand against gender-based violence

When every moment counts

370,000 reasons why we’re proud to call the RFDS our partners

Investing local in Western Australia

Meet some of our pioneering partners in Western Australia

A concrete solution to waste

Creating a building product from waste from aluminium production

From the classroom to the boardroom

Women in science promise to change the world

One more reason to love our aluminium

Responsibly produced and soon to be recycled too

Extracting scandium from waste

Pioneering a new source of a critical mineral

What makes our copper blush?

Being honoured as the world’s first responsibly produced

Growing Australia's Future Minds

These 14 start-ups are helping kids get ready for the future

What does it take to build a ventilator?

Pioneering lifesaving progress in around two weeks

What IDAHOBIT means to us

Celebrating our LGBTI+ family, friends and colleagues

Some heroes wear stethoscopes, not capes

Meet CareFlight’s Dr Naomi Abdallah

The (hand) gel that keeps us together

3 reasons why hand sanitiser is our newest essential material

Preventing the spread

Working together, staying apart: Ray’s story

Shelter for victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

Supporting our communities through the crisis

Sustainability through partnership

Working with Traditional Owners in Far North Queensland

Our first solar plant to power new iron ore mine

Gudai-Darri (Koodaideri) will be our most technologically advanced mine yet

Supporting Australian bushfire relief and recovery

A new aluminium alloy is born

Stronger and more sustainable

"Their spirits are here now"

Sharing country and culture

The world's most coveted diamonds

Beauty and integrity

How is work changing?

Three new ways to look at the work of the future

Carbon-free aluminium smelting is a step closer

Revolutionising the way aluminium is made

Want to know if we’ve found kryptonite?

We discovered a new mineral, jadarite, an important source of lithium which is used to power electric vehicles

Swapping red for rainbow

A conversation with Vera Kirikova, Human Resources Group executive and Caroline, co-chair of Rio Tinto’s LGBTI+ committee

How can a ship of precious cargo help protect a national treasure?

We've turned one of our ships into a floating laboratory to monitor the Great Barrier Reef

How can a company and a country grow together?

Five ways we're working with Australians, for all of Australia

Five reasons you should love aluminium as much as we do

We're passionate about producing this high-quality, groundbreaking material

Five things the world will need for a low-carbon future

Wind, sun and water – what else do you need to make renewable energy work?

Planting the future

When you're rehabilitating land, you work with the people who know it best

Five surprising facts about future travel in Australia

We’re working with the transport industry to move Australia forward

What if gamers could become miners? 

Technology is changing the shape of the mining industry

How did one of the world's largest robots end up here?

From big data to building the first autonomous train, innovation is part of our DNA

How does our story become yours?

We make the stuff you use every day

A formula for making better decisions

How we used maths to ship more bauxite and save millions of dollars a year

Keep Flynn flying

Joining forces with the Royal Flying Doctor Service to keep Australia’s emergency wards flying in the sky

Meet Ugly Butt

Not your average bear – but then, this isn't your average job

What does it take to mine 2km underground?

Four technologies you’ll see in copper mines of the future

What in the world do mining and rocket science have in common?

Funny you should ask

Can safer cars also be more sustainable?

We’re doing our part to help car manufacturers build lighter, stronger and more fuel-efficient vehicles

Life, as a modern explorer

It really is one of the best jobs in the world