News Articles for Rio Tinto

BHP and Mineral Resources have become the latest big employers to make COVID vaccinations a condition of entry at all of their Australian workplaces, joining mining giant Rio Tinto.

About one third of West Australian workers will need to be vaccinated to comply with government directives and the number is set to grow as private businesses follow suit.

Rio Tinto has lodged plans to build a $70 million accommodation camp in Paraburdoo, as it awaits final mining approvals to develop its iron ore deposits in Western Range.

Fortescue Metals Group is targeting net zero scope 3 emissions by 2040, which covers its entire value chain, including its customers' crude steel manufacturing.

Rio Tinto is planning to purchase some of its iron ore rail cars from local suppliers, in what would be a small but notable boost for WA manufacturing.

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.

Family-owned business Whittens is suing engineering company Mondium for allegedly failing to properly value and pay for work it completed at Rio Tinto's Western Turner mine.

World markets are being rattled by the possible collapse of Evergrande Group.

Hall & Prior has given 100 per cent of its residential aged care workforce the first dose of the COVID-19 jab and reported 10 staff have resigned due to the vaccination requirement.

A faster-than-expected fall in iron ore prices, which are half their peak levels, has led to a big sell-off of mining stocks and raised doubts about the government's budget outlook.

The ATO has issued a further tax bill to Rio Tinto in relation to the mining giant's interest deductions on a loan it took out in 2015.

Cost-effective virtual reality in the workplace is becoming … a reality.

Rio Tinto says there's no evidence it deliberately covered up the dumping of cultural artefacts salvaged from a Western Australian heritage site.

The share prices of Australia’s big iron ore miners have fallen by an average of 13 per cent over the past week, under the weight of a lower commodity price and higher costs.The sharp sell

Dozens of women have reported being sexually harassed on Western Australian mine sites, but the big miners concede the true number of cases is likely to be higher.

Major resources players are increasingly investing profits made in WA elsewhere.

Rio Tinto has linked arms with the state government to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to FIFO workers and Pilbara residents.

BHP has disclosed that its iron ore production costs are set for a big increase next year but will remain just below those of rival Rio Tinto.

Monadelphous has secured $200 million in construction and maintenance contracts including with mining majors BHP and Rio Tinto.

Swire Shipping has become the fifth shipping line to commence a direct service into the Pilbara, adding to a trend that will substantially reduce road haulage.

Hot on the heels of this week's earlier announcement that Glencore has agreed to pump A$14.4m into Hot Chili in return for a 9.99 per cent equity stake, Hot Chili has surprised the market with further news that it plans to raise $40 million to move to full ownership of its massive Cortadera copper-gold deposit. Hot Chili stock soared immediately by almost 20 per cent on the news.

The mining industry is turning green, but ‘old' sectors like gold and iron ore are still attracting keen support.

Changing market conditions pose a threat to China's manufacturing sector.

Rio Tinto will return $US9.1 billion in dividends after recording its most profitable six months on the back of surging iron ore prices.

Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has joined one of WA's largest Aboriginal corporations as an independent director.

Rio Tinto has committed to developing a project in Serbia that it expects will be the biggest lithium supplier in Europe for 15 years.

Listed contractor NRW Holdings has secured new work from Rio Tinto and its subsidiary, Hamersley Iron, worth a combined $86.5 million.

From Pilbara driverless trains to rapid virus testing, WA minds have created innovative technology.

Avicena Systems, Vix Technology and East Metropolitan Health Service were among the winners at the annual Incite Awards for WA tech.

ASX-listed mining technology company K2fly has laid out plans for an executive changing of the guard with Chief Commercial Officer and veteran industry leader Nic Pollock to take the helm as Chief Executive Officer from the start of September this year. Current CEO Brian Miller says he remains committed to the company and will continue as an Executive Director.

AGL Energy will give investors a say on reducing carbon emissions but some argue the energy provider needs to do more.

BHP chief executive Mike Henry has declared the mining giant is in great shape after a strong quarterly report showed good results on production and costs.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has been hit by a range of major operational challenges caused by skilled labour shortages, Aboriginal heritage management, and heavy rain.

Lucrative top-tier mining assets have mostly gone in Australia, so workers need to be flexible to help make new investment possible, mining giants have warned.

Aboriginal businesses are hitting resistance when they chase work outside their own country.

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St George Mining is off to a flying start in its copper-gold search in the “world-class” Paterson region of Western Australia with multiple holes from its maiden drilling campaign at its Paterson prospect hitting prospective basement rocks. Initial XRF analysis has returned elevated levels of pathfinder elements suggesting potential for base metal and gold mineralisation across 35km of target stratigraphy at the company's tenure.

Valor Resources has bumped up its uranium exploration acreage in the mighty Athabasca Basin region in central Canada to 986 square kilometres by acquiring five new projects, including one along strike from Rio Tinto's Janice Lake property. The Athabasca Basin has historically produced about 20 per cent of global primary uranium supply and hosts the world's highest-grade uranium mine at Cigar Lake.

Rio Tinto has suspended its mineral sands operations in South Africa, as violence at the coastal Richards Bay mine site continues.

Rio Tinto has been criticised for allowing Aboriginal heritage artefacts collected at its giant Marandoo mine to be dumped at a Darwin rubbish tip in the 1990s.