News Articles for Rio Tinto

Sipa Resources has signed a farm-in deal with Rio Tinto, which will spend up to $12 million to explore Sipa's flagship copper-gold project in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto has filed a claim against engineering company Monadelphous in relation to a fire incident that broke out at Rio's Cape Lambert port facility.

Rio Tinto's first-half profit fell four per cent, as coronavirus-driven disruptions spurred a drop in copper shipments and overshadowed the impact of higher iron ore prices.

Rio Tinto said today it was planning a small-scale start-up mine at its Winu project in the Pilbara and sees potential for large-scale mining of its copper and gold deposits in the area.

Rio Tinto has reported a 1.5 per cent rise in iron ore shipments for the second quarter and says demand for the steelmaking ingredient is improving in China.

Early work at Rio Tinto's planned Winu copper mine could start before March next year, with the company submitting papers for federal environmental approvals today.

The mining giant has snapped up Russian giant Norilsk's nickel assets as it looks to bolster its production of battery metals.

Whittens has won a $20 million sub-contract with Mondium for work at Rio Tinto's Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 mine.

Rio Tinto is planning to shut down its New Zealand aluminium smelters after a strategic review found the business was no longer “economically viable”.

Antipa Minerals has secured its third farm-in deal, with IGO to invest up to $30 million to explore the company's tenements in the Paterson copper-gold province.

The state's iron ore producers could face a long-term threat to their dominance if nascent reserves in West Africa are brought to market.

Mining contractor Dynamic Drill and Blast says it will use funds raised from a $5 million initial public offering to tackle a strong tendering pipeline and potentially grow the business in Western Australia's civil sector.

Mining agreements in the Pilbara have delivered large financial returns to selected Aboriginal groups.

Mining companies and Aboriginal groups face a very different future after the Juukan Gorge controversy and planned legislative changes.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced a board-led review of its "heritage management processes" following criticism of its destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara.

Traditional owners who were devastated by Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient rock shelters in the Pilbara say they are trying to restore their fractured relationship but question the sincerity of the company's apology.

Rio Tinto subsidiary Argyle Diamonds provides a case study in how marketing and product development can deliver an alternative path to value adding in the mining sector.

The history of value adding in the iron ore sector is a litany of missed opportunities.

BHP said today it would not disturb 40 Aboriginal heritage sites in the Pilbara until it has consulted with the native title holders, just weeks after gaining government approval to clear the sites.

A report backed by the Pilbara's big miners has found that iron ore exports are expected to grow modestly over the coming decade, well below the extra port capacity the miners themselves are seekin

Hundreds of people have rallied outside Rio Tinto's headquarters to protest the mining giant's destruction of a significant indigenous site in Western Australia.

Primero Group will complete further work on Rio Tinto's Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara under a new $20 million contract to build an airport terminal and associated infrastructure.

Iron ore miner Vale has been ordered by a Brazilian court to shut down one of its mining hubs to help address the spread of COVID-19, adding to a string of supply disruptions that have bolste

The business community has supported front-line charities during the pandemic, but the economic downturn may change this.

Rio Tinto has committed to review its indigenous heritage approach and its plans in the Juukan area, near the Brockman mine, after the destruction of an ancient rock cave provoked national outrage; while community representatives have described their efforts leading up to the blast.

A Pilbara Aboriginal group is calling for changes to heritage regulations after an archeologically significant rock shelter was impacted by a detonation on a mine site about seven years after operator Rio Tinto was given approval for the move.

Nearly 50 drilling projects will be funded through the state government's Exploration Incentive Scheme, with winners including big businesses such as AngloGold Ashanti Australia and Rio Tinto.

BHP and Fortescue Metals Group have welcomed new inspection rules for iron ore imports into China, but only after the news raised concerns that trade tensions between China and Australia could have claimed another victim.

Gold producers and explorers are undertaking capital raisings and project expansions amid recent record prices.

The big iron ore miners are thinking about what's next in the pipeline after projects such as South Flank and Koodaideri.

Rio Tinto has established an internal team to lock in some of the unexpected efficiency gains it has achieved during COVID-19 restrictions, the group's iron ore chief executive Chris Salisbury has told Business News in a video interview.

Asymptomatic FIFO workers to be tested for COVID-19 as Western Australia records its seventh day in a row with 0 cases.

Rio Tinto will spend $9.2 million exploring Antipa Minerals' Citadel project in Western Australia this year, following a review of the joint venture agreement that considered the impacts of COVID-19.

OPINION: Support for the resources sector across the political divide spans decades, and will again be vindicated when WA emerges from COVID-19 restrictions.

Kerman Contracting has secured works on a laboratory at Rio Tinto's Koodaideri mine site in the Pilbara under a new sub-contract with Scott Technology.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is increasing its capacity by 25 per cent in preparation for a potential increase in COVID-19 cases in the regions.

Rio Tinto is maintaining its 2020 production guidance for ore, bauxite, alumina and aluminium but expects mined and refined copper to drop further amid COVID-19 restrictions.

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing investors who have shunned Western Australian mining companies for decades (because they prefer buying shares in banks) to smarten their game or risk being left holding yield-free assets as bank dividends dry up.

Swift Media has signed $1.2 million in contracts to provide communications equipment at Rio Tinto and Atlas Iron's workforce accommodation villages in the Pilbara.

OPINION: The big changes forced on the mining sector's FIFO operations is a perfect example of how upheaval in business can present opportunities to improve when the crisis has passed.