Rio Tinto has welcomed the Mining Warden's confirmation that the Rhodes Ridge Joint Venture's (50 per cent Rio Tinto) tenure over Rhodes Ridge in the East Pilbara in North West Australia is valid.
Australian Mining has announced the finalists of the 6th annual Prospect Awards.
Rio Tinto has exported three billion tonnes of iron ore from Australia, highlighting the exponential growth of the Pilbara since its first shipment of the essential steel-making ingredient in 1966.
Reports published on an official Chinese Government website say Rio Tinto has cost China's steel industry $123 billion after six years of spying.
Port Waratah Coal Services has appointed Rio Tinto's chief of coal development Michael Harvey as its new chairman.
China may have placed future iron ore trading with Australia at risk as a result of the detention of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu.
Diplomatic tensions between China and Australia have flared after Rio Tinto executives were detained in Shanghai, accused of spying and stealing Chinese state secrets.
Rio Tinto's Perth operations centre will house at least 320 employees.
Rio Tinto's US$19.5 billion deal with Chinalco has reportedly fallen through.
More than 120 of Rio Tinto's Argyle Diamond mine employees will be redeployed in to other areas of the business.