Iron ore production at Rio Tinto's Pilbara operations dropped by four per cent over the September quarter as the resources giant continued to feel the pinch of a strained labour market in the state.
Rio Tinto has scrapped its planned indigenous advisory group, deciding instead to establish a broader advisory body with an expanded remit covering all Australian communities.
Rio Tinto plans to recruit more resident Australians and people with mining expertise onto its board of directors but is unlikely to shift its London head office.
Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson will not seek re-election at the company's AGM next year after taking full responsibility over the destruction of ancient rock caves in the Pilbara.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has posted a 20 per cent jump in annual underlying earnings and declared a bumper dividend as it reaped the benefits of sustained high iron ore prices.
Rio Tinto has hired indigenous community leader Wayne Bergmann to help improve relations with traditional owners as it continues to grapple with fallout from the Juukan Gorge controversy.
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.
Today's board moves wrap includes Michael Freiberg, Paul Claessen, Ben Hammond, Krystel Kirou, Henko Vos, Jakob Stausholm, Peter Cunningham, Jean-Sebastien Jacques, and Paul Chisholm.
Rio Tinto's chief financial officer Jakob Stausholm will take over as chief executive after several company leaders resigned following the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves in the Pilbara
