Rio Tinto news

Rio Tinto’s development of its replacement mines in the Pilbara has increased its spend with Western Australian suppliers to a record AUS$12.1 billion in 2025, AUS$1.8 billion more than the prior year.

Rio Tinto, the Queensland Government, and the Commonwealth Government have struck a landmark partnership to secure a long-term future for the Boyne aluminium smelter at Gladstone and ensure it remains internationally cost-competitive beyond its current power contract.

Rio Tinto has energised a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, showcasing a circular critical-minerals supply chain in which tellurium produced at the site is used to manufacture the panels now powering it.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have confirmed that they are engaged in preliminary discussions about a possible combination of some or all of their businesses, which could include an all-share merger.

Fleet Space has announced a series of partnerships with innovators mDetect, Nomad Atomics, and DeteQt, expanding the technology frontier of the global mining industry.

Rio Tinto is investing in an industrial demonstration project to assess the integration of an ore sorting technology at its Lac Tio mine located in Havre-Saint-Pierre.

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.