California operations
The heart of Rio Tinto Borates' business is the open-pit mine in Boron, California, one of two world-class borate deposits on the planet. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining …
Protests Flare Up In Serbian Towns Over Reversal On Huge …
Rio Tinto has consistently pledged that the combined $2.5 billion complex with underground mine, processing plant, and storage for mineral waste will provide 1,300 …
Rio Tinto | Global
Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources. Discover more about Rio Tinto's mining operations today.
Borates
The heart of Rio Tinto Borates' business is the open-pit mine in Boron, California, one of two world-class borate deposits on the planet. ... One is in California's Mojave Desert, where we started mining more than 150 years ago first in Death Valley and then moving, in 1927, to Boron. Today our Boron operations in California, ...
Rio Tinto marks 70th year of operations at British
Rio hosted a celebration on June 1 at the Kitimat smelter site, with more than 1,800 attendees including four generations of employees and retirees.
Aqueous geochemistry and oxygen isotope …
The Río Tinto river in SW Spain is a classic example of acid mine drainage and the focus of an increasing amount of research including environmental geochemistry, extremophile microbiology and Mars-analogue studies. Its 5000-year mining legacy has resulted in a wide range of point inputs including spoil heaps and tunnels draining underground ...
Rio Tinto to go ahead with $1.9 billion bauxite project in
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO), the world's second-largest mining group, has approved a $1.9 billion bauxite project in Australia, bucking a trend among most top miners that have mostly delayed new mines ...
Look inside a mine of the future
And we're partnering with global leaders in technology to ensure Gudai-Darri remains at the pioneering edge of mining well into the future. We're working with to develop a new fleet of autonomous, zero-emissions haul trucks, and Gudai-Darri could be the first mine in the world to use them. ... However if you choose to provide ...
Rio Tinto Expands Its Sustainability Strategy with New …
Rio Tinto formed a partnership with Giampaolo Group, making Matalco a 50/50 joint venture. Rio Tinto is a global, vertically integrated aluminum manufacturer, …
Rio Tinto ups stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals
The investment builds on a previous deal one year ago, when Rio Tinto spent A$40.4 million ($27m) to take an initial 15% interest in the owner of the world's largest rutile and second largest ...
Museo Minero de Riotinto
The Riotinto Mining Museum, interpretation centre for the Riotinto Mining Park, is run by the Río Tinto Foundation for the Study of Mining and Metallurgy, a private cultural non-profit and permanent institution, dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the Historic and Mining Heritage of the Minera de Riotinto region, as well as ...
Mine spotlight: Weipa bauxite mine | Mining Digital
Until now, Rio Tinto's bauxite mines at Weipa have been powered by two diesel-engine plants, which provide the electricity to the mine, the town of Weipa and the neighboring community of Napranum. The hybrid system, which was set up by U.S. based PV manufacturer First Solar, will link the electricity generated by the 18,000 advanced ...
Rio Tinto to acquire Rincon Mining lithium project
Rio Tinto Limited Level 7, 360 Collins Street Melbourne 3000 Australia T +61 3 9283 3333 Registered in Australia ABN 96 004 458 404 This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio Tinto's Group Company Secretary. riotinto.com Category: General Source: Rio Tinto
Soil Contaminated with Hazardous Waste Materials at Rio Tinto Mine
Mineralogical analysis and laboratory-based leaching tests coupled with speciation modeling were undertaken to quantify the potential for short-term acid generation and the release of trace elements from soils heavily contaminated with mine waste at Rio Tinto. Three different waste materials were considered as case studies: roasted pyrite, …
Our position on deep-sea mining
Rio Tinto has no plans to carry out deep-sea mining activities. Last updated: 8 November 2023 We believe that not enough is known about the impacts of deep-sea mining, and that it should not take place unless comprehensive scientific research refutes currently held evidence that it will create significant environmental and socio-economic ...
Rio Tinto: Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New …
Rio Tinto handed its stake in the mine to the government of Papua New Guinea four years ago, but many feel the company should still take responsibility for cleaning up the site. "These are not ...
Barite : Properties, Formation, Uses and Mining Localities
Barite is a mineral composed of barium sulfate (BaSO4). It gets its name from the Greek word "barys" this means that "heavy." This name is in reaction to barite's high unique gravity of 4.5, that's high-quality for a nonmetallic mineral.
Rio Tinto-backed start-up seeks funds for lithium …
After attracting investment from Rio Tinto and Britain's IP Group, it now intends to raise $15mn to build its first facility for further development and …
Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile
Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) and Chilean state copper miner Codelco created on Wednesday the Nuevo Cobre (New Copper) joint venture to explore and potentially develop assets in the ...
Rio Tinto's Weipa operations made a resilient comeback; Bauxite Mining
Rio Tinto's Weipa operations bounced back in a big way in 2023. Despite a slow start to the year, the mining company managed to ship 35.12 million tonnes of bauxite from Weipa, an improvement from 34.52 million tonnes in 2022.
Rio Tinto progresses studies for potential underground mining …
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Australia
Rio Tinto's origins in Australia date back almost 120 years. Our story begins in 1905 with a small, speculative zinc operation in the fabled Broken Hill resources province in the far west of New South Wales. ... Ceasing mining in 2020, Argyle was one of the world's largest producers of diamonds and the largest supplier of natural coloured ...
Gove
Two new solar farms for Gove Peninsula as Rio Tinto works to secure more sustainable power. NHULUNBUY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Two new 5.25MW solar farms will be built on Gumatj and Rirratjingu country on the Gove Peninsula in the Northern Territory, as Rio Tinto works to secure a more sustainable power supply for the region beyond mining.
Rio Tinto approves $77 million for Rhodes Ridge project
Credit: Rio Tinto . Rio Tinto, the world's largest iron-ore producer, has approved $77 million for the development of the Rhodes Ridge project in Western Australia, the company said on Tuesday ...
Argyle
Following the November 2020 closure of the Argyle mine in Western Australia, Rio Tinto has retained and managed the Argyle Pink Diamonds brand and has been working with its exclusive distribution network to ensure it remains the . 29 October 2021. Rio Tinto's final rare Argyle™ blue diamonds sold in a record breaking global bid.
Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) agreed on Monday to buy a 15% stake in Australia's Sovereign Metals (ASX: SVM) (LON: SVML) for A$40.4 million ($27.6 …
Technavio Announces Top Five Vendors in the Global Titanium Ore Mining
Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto was established in 1995 and is headquartered in London, UK. ... feldspar, bentonite, barite, and bauxite. It has mining lease for the Srikurmam deposit, which is spread across ...
Automation and Asteroids: How Rio Tinto is Changing the Future of Mining
Across the mining industry, Rio Tinto is leading the charge in innovating its operating model through automation, big data analytics and machine learning. Rio is the world's second largest mining company, operating in 40 countries and six continents, and one of the largest companies on both the LSE and ASX stock exchanges. ...
Weipa
Amrun, our newest mine, was completed in 2018 and will extend our Weipa bauxite operations by decades, significantly building on our 55-year history on the Western Cape, and providing jobs and supporting business growth in the region. ... Rio Tinto approves new solar farm and battery storage to power its Amrun bauxite operations on Cape York ...
Rio Tinto lifts stake in Malawi rutile/graphite project
Graphite production is forecast to ramp up to more than 500,000 tons a year during the 25 year life of mine. In terms of the farm-in agreement, Rio Tinto has the …