Rio Tinto Stock News

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto announced Tuesday that it will slash production at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland by 40% starting next October in a move to prolong the facility's operational life. Rio decided against building a second waste facility at Yarwun, as it concluded the required substantial investment was not currently viable.

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto will reduce production at the Yarwun Alumina Refinery in Gladstone by 40 per cent from October 2026, to extend the operation's life until 2035 and allow time to explore further life-extension and modernisation options. With Yarwun's tailings facility expected to reach capacity by 2031 at current production rates, this curtailment will allow anoth...

Rio Tinto Ltd (LSE:RIO, ASX:RIO, OTC:RTNTF) can deliver around 20% growth in copper production over the next three years, that's according to analysts at Citi, pointing to the ramp-up at Oyu Tolgoi as a key contributor. The broker said the mine will also bring increased volumes of gold and silver by-products, helping lower unit costs.

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support construction of Calix's Zero Emissions Steel Technology (Zesty™) demonstration plant in Western Australia, which could enable Pilbara iron ores to be used in lower-emissions steel making. If approved, the demonstration plant will be built ...

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Rio Tinto said on Friday its Kennecott operation in Utah, U.S., has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with TerraGen to source renewable energy from a new wind farm in Texas.

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto's Kennecott operation has progressed its decarbonisation objectives by signing a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with TerraGen for renewable energy from a newly completed wind farm in Texas. Under the agreement, Rio Tinto will purchase 78.5 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy generated by TerraGen's 238.5 MW Monte Cristo I Windpower proj...

Rio Tinto , said on Tuesday it is contemplating ceasing operations at its New South Wales-based Tomago aluminium smelter at the end of its current electricity supply contract.