Rio Tinto Group (RIO) Research
Rio Tinto Group is a global enterprise dedicated to the exploration, extraction, and processing of diverse mineral resources across the world. The company's comprehensive operations are structured into four principal divisions: Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals. The Iron Ore division focuses on the mining of iron ore, alongside the production of salt and gypsum, primarily located in Western Australia. Within the Aluminium segment, activities encompass bauxite excavation, alumina refinement, and the smelting process that yields aluminium. The Copper segment is involved in both the extraction and refinement of copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum, in addition to other related by-products and ongoing exploration initiatives. Finally, the Minerals division manages the mining and processing of various materials such as borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, and iron concentrate and pellets. This segment also oversees the full lifecycle of diamond operations, from mining and sorting to marketing, and is actively developing projects for critical battery materials like lithium. Rio Tinto maintains and operates an extensive infrastructure network, comprising both open-pit and underground mines, alongside modern refineries, smelters, processing plants, power generation facilities, and shipping terminals. The Group was established in 1873 and its corporate headquarters are located in London, United Kingdom.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- RIO
- Price
- $100.08
- Day change
- -2.52%
- Market cap
- $158.9B
- P/E ratio
- 15.92x
- 52-week range
- 55.64-112.58
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Industrial Materials
- Next earnings
- in 1 month
- Analyst price target
- $101.75
Recent news
- Copper prices are now at their highest level on record. AI is only part of the story.
Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.
- Exclusive: Rio Tinto considers raising stake in Argentina's Los Azules copper project, sources say
Rio Tinto , is evaluating the economic potential of McEwen Copper's giant Los Azules project in Argentina as the mining group considers increasing its 17.2% stake in the development, two industry sources said.
- Rio Tinto's water use dries sacred waterhole, Aboriginal group says
A sacred waterhole used for thousands of years by Aboriginal people in Western Australia has run dry for the first time in living memory, with the Robe River Kuruma Traditional Owners blaming years of unsustainable water pumping by Rio Tinto.
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