What happens when the world’s biggest bauxite supplier produces too much of the one commodity it dominates? Guinea’s bauxite market is offering a striking answer. Record exports have strengthened its position in global trade, but the surge in supply has also pushed prices lower. Australia,...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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Rio Tinto has put its Jadar lithium project in western Serbia on hold, shifting the whole operation into care and maintenance for now, though the company says it isn’t walking away from Serbia. But it will hold the legal rights over the deposit and continue to operate in the country. Image for...
ELYSIS has activated its 450 kiloampere (kA) inert anode cell, installed at the end of an existing potline at Rio Tinto’s smelter in Alma, Québec. The company described the development as a major step forward in the shift towards large-scale aluminium production with a lower carbon footprint....
Good news for Rio Tinto's Bell Bay aluminium smelter, with the new power deal inked, it will be running for at least the next 14 months. This came as the Tasmanian government decided to extend its power supply agreement temporarily. This extension ensures production stability while talks are...
Rio Tinto has recently announced a set of board changes, effective from 23 October 2025. According to the company spokesperson, this reshuffle brings an end to a transitional period in which the board briefly ran at 14 directors to preserve continuity while newer members settled in. The company...
Global mining giant Rio Tinto is reportedly exploring an asset-for-equity swap with Aluminium Corp. of China, Chinalco. News sources reported, citing sources close to the matter, that this move aims to reduce Chinalco’s current 11 per cent stake by up to 2 percentage points, potentially down to...
Rio Tinto Group has released its production figures for Q3 2025, highlighting continued output across its key commodities. The firm has just rolled out a fresh operating model along with a new executive team, all designed to streamline operations and boost shareholder value. The revamped...
Global mining firm Rio Tinto has opened full-scope expressions of interest (EOIs) for three key work packages for its Kangwinan Project, part of a major expansion of bauxite operations on Cape York Peninsula. The EOIs, available from October 13, will cover the concrete batch plant, site survey...
Queensland's energy landscape is on the brink of a significant shift, as mining giant Rio Tinto reveals its plans to potentially retire the Gladstone Power Station ahead of schedule, aiming for March 2029, six years earlier than initially planned. This coal-fired power plant, which has been...
Rio Tinto, in partnership with Founders Factory, has unveiled six new investments spanning laser-based superdeep drilling, ecosystem restoration, robotic revegetation solutions, mineral waste valorisation for extracting critical metals and nature and biodiversity monitoring. The investments reflect...
Rio Tinto has named Shiona Budby, a proud Thanikwithi woman and former participant of its Local Aboriginal Person (LAP) program, as the new manager of its Amrun bauxite mine in far north Queensland. Budby, who began her career with Rio Tinto more than a decade ago and formally joined the company in...
Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining and metals companies, sets out to strategise its approach to aluminium sales in the United States. The reason behind their new strategy is the imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminium imports earlier this summer. Traditionally, Canada is...
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto today announces a new operating model and executive team to shape the company’s next chapter. The changes simplify and streamline the organisation to drive greater accountability and safe, sustainable, profitable growth through focusing on the most compelling...
Rio Tinto has paused production at its SimFer project in Guinea after a contractual employee lost his life in an unfortunate incident on August 22. An immediate and detailed safety review has been initiated in collaboration with relevant authorities. The move underscores the company’s ongoing...
A new study by Market Forces has shed light on Australia’s industrial gas consumption, revealing a striking concentration of demand among a handful of facilities. According to the findings, just 10 industrial sites are responsible for more than half (50.9 per cent) of the country’s total...
Rio Tinto, a British-Australian multinational company and the world's second largest metals and mining corporation, announced the commencement of works on the Norman Creek access at its Amrun bauxite mine in Queensland's Cape York Peninsula. Work is underway on the project following approval of a...
Do you know that recycling a single tonne of aluminium can prevent up to 9 tonnes of CO2 emissions compared to the production from raw materials? As the race toward net-zero accelerates, recycled aluminium has moved from the sidelines to become a cornerstone of a resource-efficient, low-carbon...
The Trump administration’s aluminium tariffs starting at 25 per cent in March 2025 and doubling to 50 per cent by June have reshaped global aluminium trade, rattling supply chains and upending industry dynamics. Major players like Alcoa, Rio Tinto, Rusal, Chalco, and Hindalco Industries have...
Rio Tinto has approved a USD 180 million investment for the development of the Norman Creek project at its Amrun bauxite mine on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula. Image source: Rio Tinto The initiative aims to access approximately 466 million tonnes of high-grade bauxite representing nearly half of...
