
Rio Tinto partners with Codelco to develop lithium project
Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project.
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Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project.

Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25 MW solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, USA.

Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.

Fleet Space Technologies has announced an ongoing collaboration with Rio Tinto to advance exploration at their Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina.

Founders Factory and Rio Tinto have selected six startups as part of their Mining Tech Accelerator, to find breakthrough technologies promoting sustainability in the mining industry.

Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Arcadium Lithium, a lithium chemicals producer.

Rio Tinto will develop Pongamia seed farms in Australia as part of a new biofuels pilot for the use of renewable diesel in their mining operations.

Rio Tinto Gove has implemented Rhosonics’ slurry density meter technology at its alumina extraction facility in Australia.

SAGA Metals has announced that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada has commenced its initial exploration programme on the Legacy Lithium project in Quebec.

Rio Tinto’s Pilbara operations in Western Australia has accepted the delivery of their 300th Komatsu autonomous haulage system truck.

All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea.

Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation and Rio Tinto have agreed to develop a solar farm to supply renewable energy to the company’s iron ore operations in Western Australia.