Rio Tinto has signed a global supply agreement with Terex Mining providing a basis for continued capital equipment sales, simplifying the procurement process for both companies.
14/08/2009
Rio Tinto Alcan has withdrawn from its 49% financing role of a joint aluminium project in Saudi Arabia.
18/12/2008
MINING houses BP and Rio Tinto are planning to develop a $2 billion coal-fired power generation project at Kwinana in Western Australia
25/05/2007
Rio Tinto's train drivers will walk off the job again today, a union spokesperson has told Australian Mining.
31/10/2008
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.
09/09/2009
Rio Tinto has agreed to enter into new negotiations for collective work agreements.
13/01/2010
Rio Tinto's US$19.5 billion deal with Chinalco has reportedly fallen through.
05/06/2009
Rio Tinto has sold its Alcan Packaging Food Americas division for US$1.2 billion.
07/07/2009
Rio Tinto may change the $US7.2 billion convertible bond issue with Chinalco to a capital raising to be underwritten by the Chinese company.
20/05/2009
Rio Tinto's Pilbara Iron Ore train drivers will walk off the job again this Friday, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union has said.
15/10/2008
Rio Tinto's non-executive director and incoming Chairman Jim Leng has resigned from the company's boards effective immediately.
09/02/2009
Rio Tinto has announced it will spend $131 million to improve housing and infrastructure in the town of Pannawonica in Western Australia to support a new mine.
24/09/2008
Rio Tinto has responded to claims the miner had secured assets sales worth a combined $2.4 billion.
02/02/2009
More than 120 of Rio Tinto's Argyle Diamond mine employees will be redeployed in to other areas of the business.
26/05/2009
THE Western Australian Court of Appeal has endorsed the retention of its interest in the Shovelanna deposit in the Pilbara.
29/08/2007
RIO Tinto has embarked on a ground-breaking program to develop a world-leading system to automate its Pilbara iron ore operations.
18/01/2008
The Hunter Business Chamber has launched the inaugural Hunter Business Mining Forum, with Rio Tinto Coal Australia Managing Director Bill Champion announced as guest speaker.
27/07/2009
The ACCC announced yesterday that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition by the Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) of various interests in Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited.
26/03/2009
The rumour mill has been working overtime with whispers that Rio Tinto is being encouraged to merge its Pilbara operations with mining giant BHP Billiton to help reduce high debt levels.
17/12/2008
Chinese officials have concluded their espionage investigation of Rio Tinto’s Stern Hu.
12/01/2010