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Board Moves October 24, 2025

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This week's board moves include Stephanie Yuan, John He, Susan Park, Andrew Bickley, Jared Jacob, Stephen Stone, Julito Sarmiento, Elisha Civil, John Arbuckle, Jay Stephenson, John Borshoff, Craig Barnes, Chris Salisbury, Michael Brown, Keith Spence, XiaoPing Yang, Nathan Douglas, Shawn Tilley, Daniel Raihani, Jacob Thamage, William Belbin, Craig McNab, Amanda Burgess, Matt Shackleton, Catherine Lynch, Kenneth Hall, Brady Hall.

Deep Yellow, Vimy merger a lock

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Deep Yellow chief executive John Borshoff says it will be full steam ahead at the newly-merged WA business on the back of the latest spell of uranium interest.

Rio ushers in new chair

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Canadian Ambassador to China and McKinsey & Company mainstay Dominic Barton will take over as chair of Rio Tinto from May 2022, as the company navigates a post-Juukan Gorge era.

Appointments October 15, 2021

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Our weekly appointments wrap includes Chris Salisbury, Thomas McPhee, Rosemary Roach, Nicholas Beech, Craig McNaughton and Aaron Howell.

Board Moves May 28, 2021

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Our board moves wrap includes Chris Salisbury, James Newbury, Bryan Duncan, Grant Ferguson, Stephen Ross, Rex Littlewood, Chris Thoroughgood, Martin Carolan, Maurice Brand, Emma Connor, Lynette Suppiah, Ailsa Osborne, Shannon Coates, Adrian Reynolds, and Peter Sullivan.

Chris Salisbury joins BCI

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Former Rio Tinto iron ore boss Chris Salisbury has joined the board of potash company BCI Minerals as a non-executive director.

Board Moves May 12, 2021

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Our board moves wrap includes Humphrey Hale, Chris Salisbury, Rudolf Brunovs, and Amber Banfield.

Salisbury joins uranium company

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Chris Salisbury has joined budding uranium miner Deep Yellow as chairman, eight months after stepping down as boss of Rio Tinto's iron ore business.

Rio delivers $57m in payouts

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Four former executives at Rio Tinto were paid a total of $57 million last year, with Sam Walsh and JS Jacques getting the biggest payouts.

Rio Tinto reshuffle

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Simon Trott has been appointed iron ore chief executive at Rio Tinto, as part of a shake-up that leaves its management team weighted heavily in favour of its head office in London.

Rio delays Winu production by a year

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Rio Tinto has pushed back the start date for its Winu copper-gold operations in the Pilbara while projecting an increase in iron ore production.

Rio's Juukan Gorge blast 'inexcusable'

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A scathing parliamentary report into Rio Tinto's destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves has found responsibility lay across industry and government, but its recommendations have not all been accepted by the mining lobby. or the WA government.

Incentives drive executive pay

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Business News's in-depth remuneration survey shines a light on the state's high-income earners.

Traditional owner questions Rio scalps

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The CEO of a Pilbara native title group says she was disappointed by the resignation of Rio Tinto's executives following the Juukan Gorge destruction.

Board Moves September 11, 2020

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Our board moves wrap includes Jean-Sebastien Jacques, Chris Salisbury, Ivan Vella, Simon McKeon, and Lydia Fee.

Top Rio execs lose their jobs

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Rio Tinto has bowed to shareholder pressure over the destruction of Juukan Gorge, announcing this morning that chief executive J-S Jacques and two other senior executives would lose their jobs.

Pressure on Rio as board meeting looms

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A parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient cultural sites will continue as a crunch board meeting looms for the mining giant.

Rio inquiry uncertain, board meeting looms

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A parliamentary inquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient cultural sites could be stalled for months as the mining giant faces growing shareholder pressure.

WA travel restrictions stop Juukan hearing

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The state's coronavirus travel restrictions are set to block an on-country hearing by a committee examining Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient sites.

No-one to blame: Rio

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Rio Tinto will cut the bonuses of three senior executives but none will lose their job after a board review of the company's destruction of two heritage sites.

Rio chief grilled at Senate blast inquiry

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Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques faced a Senate inquiry this morning amid continued fallout from the mining giant's destruction of ancient sites in Western Australia.

Rio's relationship with owners 'fractured'

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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.

Hundreds rally over WA ancient site blast

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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.

Rio review for indigenous heritage

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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.

Big miners position for project next

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

Success and Leadership SNAPSHOT with Chris Salisbury

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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.

Rio moves 700 workers west

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Rio Tinto has disclosed that 700 fly-in, fly-out workers have moved to Perth from interstate or overseas because of new travel restrictions, more than twice the number at mining rival BHP.

Rio reports 200mt deposit at Western Range

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Rio Tinto today reported the discovery of around 200 million tonnes of iron ore reserves at its Western Range deposit, following the completion of a pre-feasibility study and the signing of a non-b

Rio pledges $15m for third RFDS jet

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Rio Tinto has purchased a third jet for Western Australia's aeromedical fleet, as part of a six-year partnership extension with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).

Rio Tinto approves $98m solar plant plan

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Rio Tinto has announced the development of a $US98 million ($A144 million) solar plant at its Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, which is expected to supply around two thirds of the mine's average electricity demand once completed.

Power rests with a select few

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This year's Most Influential feature has been narrowed down to the 50 people in WA making the biggest impact in business and politics.

Rio to invest $1bn in Pilbara mine

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Rio Tinto has approved a $1 billion investment in its Pilbara iron ore operations, including the rollout of more autonomous trucks, on the same day the state government urged Canberra to support changes designed to fast track approvals for major resources projects.

NRW wins $95 million Rio contract

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Rio Tinto has awarded works to NRW Holdings at its $2.6 billion Koodaideri iron ore project, while BGC Contracting secured a contract extension at Atlas Iron's Mt Webber project.

BGC, Mondelphous win $250m Rio contracts

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Rio Tinto has awarded contracts with a combined value of more than $250 million to BGC Contracting and Monadelphous for work on its West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara.

McGowan announces nation’s first automation courses

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Premier Mark McGowan announced this morning that South Metropolitan TAFE will begin offering automation courses from semester two, 2019, the first of such nationally recognised qualifications available in Australia.

Pindan wins $45m Koodaideri contract

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Pindan has been awarded a $45 million contract to build a 780-room construction camp at Rio Tinto's $3.5 billion Koodaideri project in the Pilbara.

Rio JV opens Baby Hope

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Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have today opened a new mining pit that will help sustain production volumes at their jointly owned Hope Downs operation in the Pilbara.

Rio approves $2.1bn iron ore spend

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Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners have given the green light to invest $2.1 billion across two iron ore projects that will employ 1,200 people in the Pilbara.

Rio commences $50m upgrade

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Rio Tinto has commenced a $50 million replacement of the iron ore stackers at its Paraburdoo mine, with local engineers and contractors set to benefit from the project.

Making friends with machines

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While cost savings are one reason for greater automation in workplaces, ever-improving robotic capabilities are hastening the uptake in a range of industries.