Rio Tinto

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]

Rio Tinto Group
Rio Tinto plc & Rio Tinto Limited

Rio Tinto headquarters in Melbourne (Australia registered office)
Company type	Dual-listed company
Traded as	ASX: RIO LSE: RIO NYSE: RIO FTSE 100 Component
Industry	Metals and Mining
Founded	1873; 152 years ago (1873)
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom (Global headquarters & Rio Tinto Plc) Melbourne, Australia (Rio Tinto Limited)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	[1] Jakob Stausholm (CEO) Jakob Stausholm[2]
Products	Iron ore, Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Diamonds, Uranium, Titanium dioxide, Borates, Salt, Talc
Revenue	US$44.611 billion (2020)[3]
Operating income	US$16.829 billion (2020)[3]
Net income	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.riotinto.com

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]