General Information
Organisation Type/Location: Company in United Kingdom
Listing(s):
Exchange Market Name ISIN
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
[RIO]
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Business Sector(s):
Mining – Diamond Mining, Iron Ore Mining, Mining Industry
Nature of Business
Rio Tinto is one of the world’s largest mining companies, with a spread of mining operations ranging from iron ore, coal and industrial minerals – chiefly borates and titanium dioxide – to copper, aluminium, gold, diamonds and other base metals such as nickel and zinc. Rio Tinto has operations in 12 countries: Australia, Canada, the USA, South Africa, Chile, Spain, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Guinea, Brazil, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Related Organisations
has a share in: Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd (51%) – Gwynedd, United Kingdom
has a share in: Ashton Mining Ltd (94.7%) – Melbourne, Australia
has a share in: Bougainville Copper Ltd (54%) – Melbourne, Australia
has a share in: Cía. Minera San José S.A (33.3%), Bolivia
has a share in: Coal & Allied Industries Ltd (76%) – Brisbane, Australia
has a share in: Comalco Ltd (100%) – Brisbane, Australia
has a share in: Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. (100%) – Yellowknife, Canada
has a share in: Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (68.4%) – Canberra, Australia
has a share in: Entrée Gold Inc (9.9%) – Vancouver, Canada
has a share in: Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold (17%) – New Orleans, United States
has a share in: Hamersley Iron (Pty) Ltd (100%) – Perth, Australia
has a share in: IMC Holding Group, United Kingdom
has a share in: Iron Ore Company of Canada (The) (59%) – Sept-Iles, Canada
has a share in: Kennecott Energy & Coal Company (100%) – Gillette, United States
has a share in: Kennecott Minerals Company (100%) – Salt Lake City, United States
has a share in: Kennecott Utah Copper (100%) – Utah, United States
has a share in: Lihir Gold Ltd (PNG) (16.3%) – Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
has a share in: Minera Alumbrera Ltd (25%) – Buenos Aires, Argentina
has a share in: Minera Escondida Limitada (30%) – Santiago, Chile
has a share in: Pacific Coal (100%) – Brisbane, Australia
has a share in: Palaborwa Mining Company Ltd (46.4%) – Phalaborwa, South Africa
has a share in: Peak Gold Mines (Pty) Ltd – Cobar, Australia
has a share in: PT Kelian Equatorial Mining (90%) – Balikpapan, Indonesia
has a share in: QIT-Fer et Titane (100%) – Quebec, Canada
has a share in: Quebec Iron and Titanium (100%) – Quebec, Canada
has a share in: Richards Bay Minerals (50%) – Richards Bay, South Africa
has a share in: Rio Tinto Brasil Ltda (100%) – Brasília, Brazil
has a share in: Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Ltd (56%) – Harare Harare, Zimbabwe
has a share in: Rossing Uranium Ltd (69%) – Windhoek, Namibia
has a share in: Southern Gold (75%), Papua New Guinea
has a share in: Southern Platinum Corp (18.5%) – Toronto, Canada
has a share in: Zinkgruvan Mining AB (100%) – Zinkgruven, Sweden
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has a share in: Argyle – Diamond Mine in Kimberley region, Australia (100%)
has a share in: Eastern Range Mine – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in Australia (54%)
has a share in: Gokwe North – Coal Mine / Quarry in Zimbabwe
has a share in: Hamersley Basin Mine – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in Australia (100%)
has a share in: Kelian Equatorial – Gold Mine in East Kalimantan, Indonesia (90%)
has a share in: Lihir gold mine – Gold Mine in Lihir, Papua New Guinea (16.3%)
has a share in: Murowa – Diamond Mine near Zvishavane, Zimbabwe (78%)
has a share in: Nammuldi – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in WA, Australia
has a share in: Northparkes – Copper Mine near Goonumbia, Australia (80%)
has a share in: Palabora Copper Mine – Copper Mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa (49%)
has a share in: Pannawonica – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in Australia (53%)
has a share in: Peak Hill – Gold Mine in Australia (33.33%)
has a share in: Recreio – Coal Mine / Quarry in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (40%)
has a share in: Rossing – Uranium Mine / Quarry in Swakopmund, Namibia (69%)
has a share in: Simandou – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in Guinea
has a share in: West Angelas – Iron Ore Mine / Quarry in WA, Australia (53%)
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is principal in: Argyle diamond-mine underground development
is principal in: Autogenous and Semi-autogenous Mill-monitoring Operation.
is principal in: Gokwe North Power Plant and Coal Mine Development, Zimbabwe
is principal in: Hamersley project
is principal in: Maq 1 Kimberlite pipe (75%)
is principal in: Murowa Diamond Project, Zimbabwe
is principal in: Northparkes Mines lift 2 project (80%)
is principal in: Palabora Underground project (49%)
is principal in: Resolution copper porphyry project (55%)
is principal in: Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) eaxploration project
is principal in: Sulphide leach copper project
is principal in: Yandicoogina Iron ore Mine expansion
Industry Activities by Country
Bauxite Mining – Australia
Through subsidiary Comalco, Rio Tinto has a 67% interest in the Weipa bauxite mine in northen Queensland. Comalco also has interests in the Boyne Island aluminium smlter and the Gladstone refinery, both in Queensland.
Bauxite Mining – Guinea
Through its interest in Halco, Rio Tinto’s Comalco have a minority interest (4%) in the Boke bauxite mine in Guinea.
Coal Mining – Australia
Through Australian subsidiaries Pacific Coal and Coal and Allied Industries, Rio Tinto operates several operations in Queensland and New South Wales.
Coal Mining – Brazil
Rio Tinto has a 40% interest in Copelmi, a local company that produces domestic coal from the Recreio mine located in the State of Rio Grande do Sul..
Coal Mining – Indonesia
Rio Tinto owns 50% (the remainder with BP Coal) of Kaltim Prima in Indonesia, a major coal producer with operations in East Kalimantan.
Coal Mining – United States
Through wholly owned subsidiary, Kennecott Energy, Rio tinto has interests in coal mining operations in the Powder River Basin, Montana as well as in Colorado.
Coal Mining – Zimbabwe
Rio Tinto and subsidiary Rio Tinto Zimbabwe (RTZ) are currently evaluating the Gokwe North coal deposit.
Copper Mining – Chile
Rio Tinto has a 30% interest in the Escondida copper mine located in the Atacama desert in Chile.
Copper Mining – South Africa
Rio Tinto has a 46.5% interest in South Africa’s largest copper mine, Palaborwa, located in the Limpopo Province. Gold is also produced as a by product.
Copper Mining – United States
Kennecott Utah Copper is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto and operates the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. Gold, silver and molybdenum are also produced as by products.
Diamond Mining – Australia
Rio Tinto has a 100% interest in the Argyle Diamond mine, located in Western Australia.
Diamond Mining – Canada
Rio Tinto has a 60% interest in the Diavik diamond project, located near the Arctic circle in Nunavut.
Gold Mining – Argentina
Following tis acquistion of north Limited, Rio Tinto has a 25% interest in the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper – gold project in Argentina.
Gold Mining – Australia
Rio Tinto operates the Peak Gold Mine in New South Wales. The mine also produces copper, lead and zinc concentrates.
Gold Mining – Brazil
Through wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary Rio Tinto Limitada, Rio Tinto has a 51% interest in the Morro do Ouro gold mine in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Gold Mining – Indonesia
The 90% owned Kelian gold mine in Central Kalimantan is one of Rio Tinto’s largest gold mining operations. Rio Tinto also has a 40% share in the massive Grasberg copper – gold mine.
Gold Mining – Papua New Guinea
Rio Tinto has a 17% interest in the Lihir Gold Mine as well as an interest in the Bougainville copper gold mine in Papua New Guinea.
Gold Mining – United States
Rio Tinto, through subsidiary Kennecot Minerals has interests in several major gold mining operations in the USA. Rio Tinto operates the Barneys Canyon Mine near Salt Lake City, has 40% interest in the Cortez – Pipeline mine in Nevada, 70% of the Greens Creek gold mine in Alaska and 51% of the Rawhide Mine in Nevada.
Gold Mining – Zimbabwe
Rio Tinto has a 56% interest in Rio Tinto Zimbabwe (RTZ) that operates the Renco and Patchway gold mines in Zimbabwe.
Heavy Minerals Mining – Canada
Heavy Minerals Mining – South Africa
Rio Tinto hasa 50% interest in Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) located in KwaZulu Natal. RBM produces titanium from ilmenite, zircon and rutile beach palcer deposits.
Iron Ore Mining – Australia
Rio Tinto’s wholly owned subsidairy Hamersley Iron is one of Australia’s and the world’s largest iron ore producers. Hamersley operations include operations at Brockman, Channar, Marandoo, Mt Tom Price, Paraburdoo and Yandicoogina. All operations are located in Western Australia.
Iron Ore Mining – Brazil
Rio Tinto produce iron ore from the 80% owned Corumba mine in the state of Mato grosso do Sul.
Nickel and Cobalt Mining – Brazil
Rio Tinto Brasil own and operate the Fortaleza nickel mine, mill and smelter in Brazil.
Nickel and Cobalt Mining – Zimbabwe
Rio Tinto operates the Empress nickel refinery in Zimbabwe on a toll basis.
Uranium Mining – Namibia
Rio Tinto have a 69% interest in the Rossing uranium mine in Namibia.
Zinc and Lead Mining – Spain
Riomin, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto has an interest in the Las Cruces high-grade copper deposit in Spain. It is currently completing feasibility studies. Rio Tinto also operate the Atlantic copper smelter in Spain.
Zinc and Lead Mining – Sweden
Rio Tinto owns and operates the Zinkgruvan zinc – copper mine in Sweden.
Directors/Managers
Chief Executive Officer: Mr C Renwick (Chris)
Chairman: Sir RP Wilson (Robert)
Director (Non-Exec.): Mr A Gould (Andrew)
Contact Information
Rio Tinto Plc
Office Address:
6 St James Square
London
SW1Y 4LD
United Kingdom
Office Address:
6 St James Square
London
SW1Y 4LD
United Kingdom
