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 is set to launch early works and final engineering studies for a major expansion of its Amrun bauxite mine on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, targeting first production by 2029. The proposed project, named Kangwinan at the request of the Wik Waya people, the Traditional...
A strategic partnership has been initiated in Chile between Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) and Rio Tinto in an initiative to operate a high-grade lithium project within the region. As of May 10, 2025, both parties involved have signed a binding agreement, which is deemed to be...
Rio Tinto is reportedly investing USD 1.2 billion to modernise its Isle-Maligne hydroelectric power plant in Alma, Quebec. The plant, commissioned in 1926, is being upgraded to support low-carbon aluminium production in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. The project began in May 2025 and will run until 2032,...
Norges Bank Investment Management announced plans to engage with Rio Tinto and South32. This decision follows environmental concerns about their involvement in the Mineração Rio do Norte joint venture (JV) bauxite mine in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Image source: en.wikipedia Aluminium production...
They say "Old is Gold". Well, this is indeed true for the brands in question as Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM), who are old allies since 2000, have signed a definitive agreement for conducting the Winu Project joint venture. The striking partnership between the two firms emerged for...
Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has reportedly extracted the first batch of primary gallium in its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, the only refinery in Canada, as part of the move to produce commercial quantities of critical and strategic minerals present in the bauxite....
Rio Tinto has expressed uncertainty around the future of operations for its Bell Bay aluminium smelter in Tasmania after six years of unsuccessful negotiations for a renewable power supply agreement with Hydro Tasmania. The company has eight months left on its current agreement with the state-owned...
India’s expanding renewable energy capacity and strong government support for sustainable manufacturing are drawing increased interest from global companies, including Rio Tinto. On Thursday, April 17, the global mining giant Rio Tinto announceda collaboration with energy transition solutions...
Geomega Resources, in partnership with Rio Tinto, has made significant progress on its bauxite residue valorisation pilot project, which was launched in March 2022. The process is structured into three sequential circuits, each undergoing individual testing and scale-up. Depending on the...
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation, has reportedly demonstrated a positive start to 2025, achieving record-breaking quarterly bauxite output and setting a new monthly production high in March. Rightfully enough, Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the...
Lion’s Stone & Wood has teamed up with supply chain partners to launch Re-In-Can-Ation, a pioneering packaging initiative aimed at increasing the use of recycled aluminium in its beverage cans. Currently in its pilot phase, the collaboration includes Visy, Novelis, and Rio Tinto. The new, more...
Rio Tinto and Edify Energy have signed two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to increase the supply of reliable, competitively priced electricity to Rio Tinto’s Gladstone aluminium operations in Queensland. Image from Rio Tinto's website for representational purposes only...
In the overnight session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,330 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,337 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,302 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 3,313 per tonne, down 0.51 per cent. Open interest increased by 73,860 lots to 183,000 lots....
Aluminium remains a cornerstone of the global economy, with the rising demand for green metal highlighting its lasting significance. Despite challenges and periodic disruptions, the push for sustainable aluminium continues to gain momentum. Notable advancements have taken place in the upstream...
MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals, now known as METLEN Energy & Metals, has entered into two long-term strategic agreements with global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto to strengthen its bauxite and alumina supply chain. Under the first agreement, Rio Tinto will supply METLEN with approximately 14.9...
Mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), a prominent player in the metals & mining industry with a market capitalization of USD 102.4 billion, has announced quite a few changes to its board of directors, with several members set to step down later this year. The string of changes was brought forth by the...
ABX Group has declared the termination of its prior 2017 agreement with Core Refining, stating that the company is no longer in requirement of intellectual property (IP) for its ALCORE Project located in Tasmania. The Core Refining IP was initially licenced to ABX for the refinement purpose of...
Rio Tinto has donated AUD 750,000 to support disaster relief efforts for those impacted by the widespread floods in North Queensland. This picture is for reference purposes only The funds will support the work of key organisations, including the Queensland Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS) and...
