Rio Tinto
Anglo-Australian multinational mining company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rio Tinto Group is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation.[4] It is mainly active in mining. It produces iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium.[5][6]
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Company type | Dual-listed company |
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Template:Asx LSE: RIO NYSE: RIO FTSE 100 Component | |
Industry | Metals and Mining |
Founded | 1873; 151 years ago (1873) |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom (Global headquarters & Rio Tinto Plc) Melbourne, Australia (Rio Tinto Limited) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Products | Iron ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Diamonds, Uranium, Titanium dioxide, Borates, Salt, Talc |
Revenue | US$44.611 billion (2020)[3] |
US$16.829 billion (2020)[3] | |
US$10.400 billion (2020)[3] | |
Total assets | US$97.390 billion (2020)[3] |
Total equity | US$47.054 billion (2020)[3] |
Number of employees | 45,000 (2020)[3] |
Website | www |
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The company was founded in 1873, when a consortium of investors bought a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish Government. Since then, the company has grown by mergers and acquisitions. In 2020, it produces and sells aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, and diamonds.[7]
Although it is mainly about getting minerals, Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining, particularly for refining bauxite and iron ore. Rio Tinto has joint head offices in London (global and "plc") and Melbourne ("Limited" – Australia).[8][9]