News Articles for Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto has shipped enough Pilbara iron ore in 60 years to build a railway to Mars or erect a Burj Khalifa at every city in the world.

A power offtake deal signed by iron ore miner Rio Tinto will underpin construction of Australia's first Indigenous-backed large renewable energy project in the Pilbara.

A Pilbara native title group wants Rio Tinto to commit to a date to cease water abstraction from a waterway and launch a probe into damage to the system.

A plant to test the viability of processing Western Australian iron ore using cleaner furnace technology has been submitted to the state's environmental watchdog.

Australia's window to build a green iron industry is at risk as China and Middle East muscle into the burgeoning sector, according to a national clean energy thinktank.

Premier Roger Cook has rejected the suggestion his government's 'seven cities' plan is just a slogan to promote much-needed government housing in the regions.

The state government will waive minimum spending obligations for some exploration companies to help them cope with escalating diesel costs.

Chevron has fully restored LNG production at its Wheatstone LNG facility, almost a month after Cyclone Narelle damaged infrastructure at the project near Onslow.

Fuel price spikes and supply chain disruptions caused by war in the Middle East are yet to weigh on Rio Tinto's operations.

A landmark decision after a 51-day trial with more than 4,000 documents only scratched the surface of the complex relationship between some of the state's mining pioneers and their heirs.

Rival heirs are entitled to Gina Rinehart-led Hancock Prospecting's iron ore royalties over some mining tenements in the Pilbara, the state's highest court ruled.

Rio Tinto, BHP, and Fortescue are finding different roadblocks and workarounds in efforts to decarbonise their Pilbara mines.

Work to build the first solar farm under a traditional owner-backed three-gigawatt renewable energy plan has begun.

Rio Tinto has committed to a new four-year partnership with Lifeline WA, as the crisis support organisation predicts it will need more than 700 volunteers by 2030.

Two water planning experts have urged industrial competitors to work together on future water supply as the state grapples with capacity constraints and environmental concerns.

Nearly $10 billion worth of new projects have been added to the North West's impressive list totalling more than $300 billion.

Three of Perth's wealthiest families have received a financial boost after their private company posted another big profit courtesy of a 54-year old royalties deal with Rio Tinto.

A Beijing-based green steel specialist has warned Australia's hopeful iron ore processors they need a reality check as they wade into a costly and competitive sector.

Salt harvester Leichhardt has applied to double the size of the Lake MacLeod operation near Carnarvon which it bought from Rio Tinto.

OPINION: US bauxite miner's contributions to WA can't hide the fact it's at odds with community expectations.

Business News looks back at the pioneering role played by the likes of Lang Hancock, the little-known Stan Hilditch and Collie's Griffin Coal.

Rio Tinto and BHP have committed to spend a further $US500 million at their Resolution Copper joint venture after a legal breakthrough for the much-delayed mining project.

The state government will fund half of a $1.1 billion Rio Tinto desalination plant in Dampier built to reduce pressure on groundwater sources.

The engineering firm posted record first-half revenue, sending its shares to an all-time high as management lifted guidance.

Rio Tinto has warned it may not be able to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target unless third parties get a wriggle-on with their renewable energy projects.

ANALYSIS: Fortescue has proven itself good at two things: iron ore and putting on a show. The miner is now trying to prove its merits at a third - decarbonising its massive operations

Fortescue's battery electric locomotives have begun trials on the iron ore miner's Pilbara rail network.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have walked away from a mining mega merger, having been unable to agree on price and executive control.

A subsidiary of SRG Global has taken an engineering firm backed by Monadelphous and Lycopodium to court over work on a $400 million Rio Tinto contract.

Another hopeful Pilbara ore processor has entered the fray, this time in the form of a Japanese-backed British pelletising firm.

The Pilbara town at the heart of WA's iron ore industry is running out of lots for companies wanting to move in to service new mining and green energy projects.

A strong finish to the year has help Rio Tinto notch record iron ore production from its Pilbara mines and reach its annual guidance.

BHP and Rio Tinto are working on a deal to mine a wedge of land separating two of their ageing iron ore projects in the Pilbara.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have resumed talks over a potential merger, around a year after news broke that a deal could be on the cards.

Gold majors, iron ore heavyweights and offshore trading houses dominated WA's mining deals list in 2025, as cashed-up boards chased commodity booms.

OPINION: Miners make big calls on efficiency as iron ore competition arrives from Africa.

Work to bring the Pilbara's largest known undeveloped iron ore deposit to life has begun, with a Rio Tinto-led consortium to spend $294 million to stand the project up.

The first iron ore railcar assembled in the Pilbara has rolled off the production line ready for use on Rio Tinto's sprawling rail network.

The Bulls N' Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which resurrected this week, flicking the switch on its Chinese factory after four years in the dark. Freshly minted Black Horse Mining galloped out of the IPO gates in a revival at the heart of Victoria's 80-million-ounce goldfields, DGR Global reminded everyone of its 6.8% stake in SolGold and its copper-gold monster in Ecuador, which copped a bid and African Gold got proposed to by its Canadian sugar-daddy Montage in a $264 million all-scrip merger in Côte d'Ivoire.

Two battery electric haul trucks built by Caterpillar for iron ore miners Rio Tinto and BHP have arrived in the Pilbara for testing.