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Jakob Stausholm

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The activist investor wants Rio Tinto to abandon its dual-listing structure.

The $78b question: Why a small investor is attacking Rio Tinto

An activist shareholder has ratcheted up its attempt to pressure the mining giant into making a major change.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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Autonomous haul trucks travels along a haul road at Rio Tinto Group’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine.

$78 billion wipeout: Activist investor makes plea to Rio Tinto

An activist investor is urging the resources giant to give up its dual listing on the London and Australian stock exchanges, saying it has destroyed massive amounts of shareholder value.

  • Simon Johanson
Rio has posted $US5.8bn net profit for the half-year, as iron ore prices start trending down.

Rio Tinto bets on bigger role for copper in green energy shift

The iron ore giant has flagged it is open to potentially large-scale takeover plays in copper to increase exposure on metals vital to driving the shift to green energy.

  • Nick Toscano
The Simandou mountains in Guinea contain high-grade iron ore.

Rio ready to pull trigger on mega iron mine in sensitive rainforest

The mining giant is a step closer to digging up 1.5 billion tonnes of iron ore over the next 26 years in Guinea’s Simandou mountains, a sensitive habitat for endangered chimpanzees.

  • Simon Johanson
Guinea’s Simandou mountains contain very high quality iron ore.

Rio Tinto plots ‘nature targets’ to curb impact of huge mine in Africa

The mining giant is part of a consortium building a huge new mining province in Guinea, where there are fears for the survival of a species of chimpanzee.

  • Nick Toscano
Rio Tinto Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in WA’s Pilbara hit its nameplate production capacity in 2023.

Rio Tinto delivers another bumper iron ore year

It was another steady year for Rio Tinto’s base business of selling Australian iron ore in 2023, but many investments elsewhere remain troublesome.

  • Peter Milne
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The Simandou mountains in Guinea contain high-grade iron ore

Rio’s Africa mine steps closer to production – and endangered chimpanzees

The global resources giant expects to dig up 1.5 billion tonnes of iron ore in Africa over the next 26 years, stimulating its growth and expenses.

  • Simon Johanson
The theft of copper causes significant damage to critical infrastructure, police say.

Chasing copper: Rio Tinto says steel production in China at saturation point

The mining giant says growth in iron ore demand will come from India and other countries in Asia.

  • Simon Johanson
Rio’s Pilbara operations produced 81.3 million tonnes in the second quarter, about 3 per cent higher than the same quarter last year,

Rio ramps up iron ore production despite train derailment

Mining giant Rio Tinto shipped enough iron ore to reach the top end of its guidance, despite planned maintenance and a rail derailment slowing operations.

  • Simon Johanson
Rio Tinto chairman Dominic Barton was a consultant at McKinsey for more than 30 years.

‘Hardcore capitalist’ Rio chair defends ‘ESG zealots’

Rio Tinto’s chair, Dominic Barton, has defended activists pushing the global miner to do better on environmental, social and governance issues.

  • Peter Milne

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