Rio Tinto plc Archives - Canadian Mining Journal

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner up to find more copper in Chile

Cecilia Jamasmie — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:13:00 +0000

Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) and Chilean state copper miner Codelco created on Wednesday the Nuevo Cobre (New Copper) joint venture […]

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Rio Tinto cuts Canadian iron ore guidance

Cecilia Jamasmie — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has once again cut iron production targets for its iron ore operations in Canada, citing extended plant downtime and conveyor […]

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Stellantis ups interest in McEwen Copper to 19.4%, Rio Tinto to hold 14.5%

Marilyn Scales — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:36:48 +0000

Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers and mobility providers, announced an investment of approximately $134 million (42 billion Argentine pesos) in […]

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Researchers find missing clue to finding pink diamonds

Cecilia Jamasmie — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Researches from Curtin University have identified the missing third key ingredient needed to bring valuable pink diamonds to the Earth’s surface, which […]

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Rio Tinto inks earn-in deal for lithium project in Rwanda

Cecilia Jamasmie — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:50:00 +0000

Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) is making its first foray into Rwanda by signing an earn-in investment and joint venture agreement with African-focused […]

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Rio Tinto invests US$498M in Kennecott copper underground

Marilyn Scales — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 16:11:48 +0000

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) is strengthening its position in the U.S. copper supply chain by investing in its Kennecott mine near Salt Lake […]

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Mining People: Aben, Avalon, GR Silver, MAC, Patriot Battery, Silver Mountain

Canadian Mining Journal Staff — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:27:10 +0000

Management changes announced this week: Riley Trimble has been named president, CEO, and a director of Aben Minerals. Avalon Advanced Materials appointed […]

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Rio Tinto to bring rail car manufacturing to the Pilbara

Marilyn Scales — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:10:20 +0000

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) and Gemco Rail are creating a partnership to bring local iron ore rail car manufacturing and bearing maintenance to […]

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Rio Tinto plans $1.4B expansion of aluminum smelter in Quebec

Marilyn Scales — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:21:10 +0000

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO; NYSE:RTP; LSE:RIO) is making plans to spend $1.4 billion to expand its AP60 aluminum smelter equipped with low-carbon technology […]

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Greatland Gold inks deal with Rio Tinto for Western Australia expansion

Cecilia Jamasmie — Tue, 30 May 2023 10:51:00 +0000

Greatland Gold (LON: GGP) said Tuesday that it has entered a farm-in and joint-venture agreement with Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) to […]

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