Rio Tinto is a leading global mining group that focuses on finding, mining
and processing the Earth’s mineral resources. Our goal is to deliver strong and
sustainable shareholder returns from our portfolio of world-class assets and our
compelling pipeline of projects. We take a long-term, disciplined approach,
developing and running long-life, low-cost, expandable operations that are
capable of delivering value throughout the cycle.
From our diverse portfolio, we supply the metals and minerals that help the
world to grow. Our major products are iron ore, aluminium, copper, diamonds,
industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide and salt), and uranium.
Our 41,000 people work in more than 35 countries across six continents. We
are strongly represented in Australia and North America, and also have
significant businesses in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.
Under our Group-wide organisational structure, our four product groups – Iron
Ore, Aluminium, Copper & Diamonds and Energy & Minerals – are
complemented by our Growth & Innovation and Commercial groups.
For decades we have provided stable supply of essential materials for China’s
urbanization and transformation. Today China is our largest customer, a growing
supplier of goods and services to our operations, home to our largest
shareholder, and increasingly important partner.