Simon Trott has paid tribute to his Pilbara iron ore team and spoke of his excitement to lead one of the world's largest miners from a C-suite 15,000 kilometres away from his childhood home.
Rio Tinto says it will spend $20 billion in the Pilbara over the next three years as the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation questions the board on claims of underpayments and inaction.
Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm has indicated the Simandou project in Guinea might not be such a big threat to Western Australia's iron ore industry after all.
Rio Tinto has agreed to pay a $US15 million ($A21.5 million) penalty to settle a long-running dispute over alleged bribery relating to the Simandou iron ore project in Africa.
Nearly two years on since the destruction at Juukan Gorge, Rio boss Jakob Stausholm has told shareholders that the miner is focused on resetting relationships.
Our board moves wrap includes Jessamyn Lyons, Paul Price, Michael Choi, Michael Barrett, Bill Hayden, Dominic Barton, Simon Thompson, and Vanessa Kickett.
