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Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation launch battery swap truck trial fleet at Oyu Tolgoi mine

The trial is Rio Tinto’s first use of battery swap electric haul trucks in surface mining operations. This is a major step ...
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Rio Tinto releases third quarter 2025 production results

Iron ore: Pilbara achieved its second highest Q3 shipments since 2019, up 6% from Q2. As part of our Iron Ore replacement strategy, West Angelas Sustaining Project received all Government approvals in ...
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Rio Tinto donates $1 million to support flood relief efforts in Arizona

SUPERIOR, Arizona--Rio Tinto has donated $1 million to support relief efforts in Arizona following severe floods in the City of Globe and Town of Miami late last month and additional flooding that ...
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Rio Tinto Board changes

LONDON-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto today announces a number of Board changes. As we have previously reported, the size of the Board peaked at 14 Directors during a transitional period in which we ...
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Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting to invest $1.6 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 project in Western Australia’s Pilbara

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.6 1 billion (Rio Tinto share $0.8 billion) to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia’s ...
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Rio Tinto and BHP collaborate on battery-electric haul truck trials in the Pilbara

The two companies will work with manufacturers Caterpillar and Komatsu to conduct independent trials of their battery-electric haul trucks, including testing of battery, static and dynamic charging ...
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Rio Tinto announces operating model and executive team updates to unlock additional shareholder value

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto today announces a new operating model and executive team to shape the company’s next chapter. The changes simplify and streamline the organisation to drive greater ...
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Rio Tinto conducts first renewable diesel trial across Pilbara iron ore operations

PERTH, Australia -- Renewable diesel has helped fuel Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western ...
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Rio Tinto to drive development of Australia’s largest solar farm at Gladstone

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will drive development of Australia’s largest solar power project near Gladstone, after agreeing to buy all electricity from the 1.1GW 1 Upper ...
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China Baowu and Rio Tinto extend climate partnership to decarbonise the steel value chain

SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Baowu, the world’s biggest steelmaker, and Rio Tinto, the world’s largest iron ore producer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a range of ...
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BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto select WA for Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant study

PERTH, Australia -- Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s largest ...
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Rio Tinto signs Australia’s biggest renewable power deal as it works to repower its Gladstone operations

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to date to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland, agreeing to buy the ...