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Rio Tinto is the spanish word for
Red Stone
Red River
Red Mines
Red Moon
A world-class, integrated copper mining operation located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. It has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903, and is even today one of the top producing mines in the world. The operation also includes a concentrator, smelter and refinery.
Pilbara Iron
Oyu Tolgoi
Richards Bay Minerals
Kennecott
A Lightweight and infinitely recyclable material which is found in everything from jet engines to electric vehicles to mobile phones. It is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust, and one of the world’s fastest growing major metals.
Borates
Iron Ore
Aluminium
Copper
Founder of Rio Tinto
Sam Laidlaw
Simon Henry
Simon McKeon AO
Hugh Matheson
Rio Tinto is primarily organised into these four operational businesses
Aluminium, Energy & Minerals, Bauxite, and Iron Ore
Copper & Diamonds, Uranium Interests, Energy & Minerals, and Aluminium
Aluminium, Copper & Diamonds, Energy & Minerals, and Iron Ore
Aluminium, Copper & Diamonds, Uranium Interests, and Iron Ore
Head of Rio Tinto Group Services
Sharlene Cosgrave
Brent Morris
JS Jacques
Jakob Stausholm
The copper group's main active mining interests in Mongolia is
Oyu Tolgoi
Kennecott
Minera Escondida
Alcan
About 200 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, at the bottom of Lac de Gras in Canada's Northwest Territories. Here sit some of the world’s most beautiful and sought-after diamond.
Utah
Diavik
Brisbane
Pilbara
A business group of Rio Tinto dedicated to the mining and sale of uranium.
Rio Tinto Diamonds
Rio Tinto Minerals
Rio Tinto Energy
Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium
Rio Tinto Headquarter is located in
Brisbane, Australia
Utah, USA
London, United Kingdom
Quebec, Canada
