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Rise in iron ore production as Rio Tinto recovers from Australian floods

13.10.11
Rio Tinto has reported a 5 percent rise in third-quarter iron ore production from a year ago, saying its Australian coal operations had recovered from flooding earlier in the year... more

Rio Tinto ramps up Australian expansion in a scramble to fill steel supply gap

15.06.11
Rio Tinto will speed up its $14.8 billion iron ore expansion project in Australia by six months, joining other miners in hurrying production to fill a supply gap for the steel-making commodity... more

Riversdale takes Rio trio on board

07.04.11
Rio Tinto's £2.5 billion takeover target Riversdale Mining appoints three Rio executives to the board in the latest sign that the British giant's bid is getting close to completion... more

Rio Tinto digs deep with $3.9bn bid for Riversdale Mining

10.03.11
Global miner Rio Tinto raises its offer for Mozambique-focused coal miner Riversdale Mining to $3.9 billion in a final bid to woo key shareholders who have held up the deal and gain control of coveted coal assets... more

Rio Tinto 'reinvigorated' after doubling its full-year dividend

10.02.11
Global miner Rio Tinto surprises investors by more than doubling its full-year dividend and promising to return $5 billion to shareholders by 2012... more

Iron ore production hits record levels at Rio Tinto

18.01.11
Rio Tinto produced record quantities of iron ore last year as it raced to meet surging Chinese demand and cash in on soaring prices... more

Rio Tinto to buy stake in Russian diamond miner

22.12.10
Russia’s state-owned diamond miner Alrosa is looking to sell a 49% stake in its northern Severalmaz project to Rio Tinto, reports say... more

BHP Billiton-Rio Tinto venture was 'as bad as full merger' says competition watchdog

19.10.10
Failed venture between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto would have hit the same competition problems as a full merger, South Korean regulators say... more

Rio Tinto 'will walk away' from BHP Billiton venture

06.10.10
Rio Tinto looks set to abandon its $116 billion iron-ore joint venture with rival BHP Billiton, a deal unpopular with customers, regulators and many of Rio Tinto's own investors... more

China jailed top steel boss over Rio Tinto case

05.08.10
A high-flying Chinese steel executive was jailed for leaking commercial secrets to employees of Rio Tinto, a Shanghai court official says... more

Australia may limit miners' tax as Rio Tinto attacks

16.06.10
Metals giant Rio Tinto renews attack on the Australian government over its proposed supertax on miners’ profits... more

Chinese steel magnate in Rio Tinto trial 'banned from leaving province'

07.04.10
A Chinese steel tycoon who admitted giving $9 million to an employee of mining giant Rio Tinto may have been barred from leaving the province of Shandong... more

Rio Tinto Four tried behind closed doors for business secrets 'theft'

23.03.10
The Rio Tinto Four, who pleaded guilty in a Chinese court to charges of accepting bribes, are tried for stealing commercial secrets... more

Rio Tinto boss's pay rises in spite of profit slump

15.03.10
Tom Albanese sees total pay, perks and bonuses soar from £2.11 million to £9.04 million despite underlying profits dropping by 39%... more

Australia's premier warns China on Rio

15.07.09
Australian premier Kevin Rudd has waded into the Rio Tinto spying row by warning China "the world is watching" ... more

Australia drawn in as China widens spy probe

14.07.09
Chinese state investigators have widened their probe into alleged espionage in the steel mills and iron ore import industries, as the stand off over the arrest of Rio Tinto officials threatens to blow up into a diplomatic incident with Australia ... more

Rio cuts iron ore price to Nippon by 33%

26.05.09
Rio Tinto, the mining giant, has agreed to cut the price of the iron ore it sells to Nippon Steel Corp by 33% compared with last year ... more

Rio puts increase in output on the agenda

02.04.09
London-listed miner Rio Tinto said it was on standby to gear up its vast operations in Western Australia as soon as the global market improves... more

BHP Billiton 'has a new £18bn bid target in sights'

27.03.09
The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton may be looking to flex its financial muscles by lining up another major acquisition... more

New man in the Rio chair after China rift walkout

17.03.09
Rio Tinto has made a second stab at appointing a new chairman, promoting cigarette man Jan du Plessis to the £1 million-a-year role... more

Rule-breaking is out of order

02.02.09
Peter Chambers, who as head of the investment arm of Legal & General is one of the most influential shareholders in the country, told the Treasury Select Committee last week how difficult it was to get boards and chief executives of companies to listen to the concerns of shareholders and act upon them... more

BHP takes axe to 6000 jobs as demand from China plunges

21.01.09
Mining: London-listed mining giant BHP Billiton is following rival Rio Tinto with a big round of job cuts — 6000 — as demand for resources stalls... more

BHP takes axe to 6000 jobs as demand from China plunges

21.01.09
Mining: London-listed mining giant BHP Billiton is following rival Rio Tinto with a big round of job cuts — 6000 — as demand for resources stalls... more

Rio to cut debt with China smelter sale

31.12.08
Mining: Mining giant Rio Tinto, scaling back production and debt as demand around the world falls, has sold its stake in an aluminium smelter in China to a partner... more

Moody's takes Rio down a peg

07.11.08
Ratings agency Moody's has cut its outlook for mining giant Rio Tinto as metal prices fall and demand for commodities tightens... more

Market uncertainty adds to bid — BHP

19.09.08
Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, says his hostile $111bn bid for Rio Tinto is more attractive amid the current “uncertainty” in global financial markets... more

Rio Tinto eyes Iraq's gold and copper

01.08.08
Mining giant is looking to tap into reserves in north of the country, according to Iraqi minister... more

Rio eyes 95% ore price rise

23.06.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto may secure a record price increase of more than 95% for iron ore shipped to Asian steel mills, according to Aussie investment bank Macquarie... more

Rio Tinto plugs the nickel gap

29.05.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto unveils a project that will see it enter the nickel market for the first time and close a gap in output with arch-rival BHP Billiton... more


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