According to the lawsuit, the citizens are claiming that the mining giant used harmful chemicals and bulldozers to destroy the environment and specifically the rainforest and used their waterways as a dumping site for the chemicals and runoff caused by their mining operations. [92], A media report in October 2013 revealed that the corporation plans to establish a fully automated railroad system for the transportation of iron ore across the Australian outback by 2015, thereby replacing the corporation's train drivers. Charge On Innovation Challenge. The newsololisting would also make it easier for the company to hold share buy-back schemes, she said, further boosting benefits to shareholders. BHP is no minnow in London. The Minerals group is also majority owner of Dampier Salt, which produces over 9million tonnes of salt and 1.5million tonnes of gypsum annually from its three facilities in north-west Australia. "With all the challenges facing companies today, it does appear that simplifying corporate structures may well help to make decision making much easier, in that management should be able to make important decisions much more quickly.". Following purchase of the mine, the syndicate launched the Rio Tinto Company, registering it on 29 March 1873. The unit is now focused on mine rehabilitation. Although company management (and indirectly, the British government) managed to counteract some of these efforts by Franco, much of the mine's pyrite production was channelled to Axis powers before and during World War II. [109], The Australian Human Rights Commission found that, from 2015 and 2020, approximately three in four women had experienced at least some form of sexual harassment while in the mining industry, in part due to a gender imbalance. How have new laws to protect WA's ancient Aboriginal heritage ended up in such a mess? [144], Rio Tinto disputes the claims of environmental damage at the Grasberg mine, and states that the company has long maintained an excellent record on environmental issues. Make sure you . [76] "BHP is currently about 6 per cent of our market, the ASX 200, and it'll grow to about 10 per cent.". [120][121][122][123][124] According to 35 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and human rights organisations, Rio Tinto's qualified apology is "far from an adequate response to an incident of this magnitude". The Council on Ethics has concluded that Rio Tinto is directly involved, through its participation in the Grasberg mine in Indonesia, in the severe environmental damage caused by that mining operation. (ABC News: John Gunn) Almost half the value of the all the companies on the ASX 200 list is accounted for by just 10: Half of the ASX top 10 are banks: the Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac, Macquarie and ANZ; Three of the top 10 are miners: Rio Tinto, Fortescue Metals Group and BHP; On the whole, about 28% of women and 7% of men had experienced sexual harassment at Rio. Meanwhile, the Chinese government-owned resources group Chinalco and the U.S. aluminium producer Alcoa purchased 12% of Rio Tinto's London-listed shares in a move that would block or severely complicate BHP Billiton's plans to buy the company. Rio Tinto said it did not "clearly communicate" its plan for destroying the sacred site to the native land owners. At the time it used what isknown as a "dual listing", so you could trade shares on both the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). [129] Although no executives were fired, on 24 August the company announced that three senior executives would lose a combined 3.8 million ($5 million) from their expected bonus payments. In the 1950s, the political situation made it increasingly difficult for mostly British and French owners to extract profits from Spanish operations, and the company decided to dispose of the mines from which it took its name. Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company and is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). The company later apologised for the demolition and CEO Jean-Sbastien Jacques subsequently stepped down. The copper group's main active mining interests are Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, Kennecott Utah Copper in the United States, and Minera Escondida in Chile. [172] The British charity Worldaware ceased to exist in March 2005. The board of directors has both executive and non-executive members,[62] while the executive committee is composed of the heads of major operational groups. [48], The company has operations on six continents, but is mainly concentrated in Australia and Canada, and owns its mining operations through a complex web of wholly and partly owned subsidiaries. Apparently, she was protesting illegal diamond mining done by Rio Tinto in connivance with government officers. The company enjoyed strong financial success until 1914, colluding with other pyrite producers to control market prices. [26] That year, Rio Tinto also bought North Limited and Ashton Mining for US$4billion, adding additional resources in aluminium, iron ore, diamonds and coal. "From a domestic point of view, it's not such a bad thing. "[99], The metals for the medals for the 2012 London Olympic Games were supplied from the Bingham canyon Mine located in Utah and the Oyu Tolgoi Mine in Mongolia, which caused uproar among many activist groups, especially in Utah due to their concern about the impact to the local cities. -2.46%. The company has won an award for ethical behaviour, the Worldaware Award for Sustainable Development in 1993. Mega-miner BHP is leaving London,coming home to further dominate Australia's stockmarket. [38] The remaining 5% would be owned by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the financing arm of the World Bank. [167][168][169][170], Rio Tinto is not, however, universally condemned for its ethical behaviour. The Army Major General turned federal anti-corruption boss officially starts today - what's ahead of him? The company also has interests in engineering and transportation. Following the impairment charge, which included an additional $11 billion in asset write-downs, chief executive officer of Rio Tinto, Tom Albanese stepped down from his post and left the company. But there arehuge risks: the fluctuating price of a global commodityand a complex political and trade relationship that is currently somewhere between a dispute and a trade war. While jubilation flowed through Asian markets last week afterChina Evergrande narrowly stayed afloat, other Chinese developers are in major distress, spelling trouble for countries like Australia, writes Ian Verrender. [59], Rio Tinto is believed to have pursued this combined asset and convertible bond sale to raise cash to satisfy its debt obligations, which required payments of $9.0billion in October 2009 and $10.5billion by the end of 2010. [45] Less than a year later, Rio Tinto rejected two merger proposals from Glencore, proffered in July and August 2014;[29] the merger of Glencore and Rio Tinto would have created the world's largest mining company. [173] These awards, awarded to extractive industries which make some environmental commitments to deflect the more general criticisms of their operations, are referred to by corporate watchdog groups as "greenwashing". Gold, silver, molybdenum and sulphuric acid are all removed from copper ore during processing. Rio Tinto retained 50.35% ownership at Simandou. [27], Rio Tinto Energy is a business group of Rio Tinto that was dedicated to the mining and sale of uranium. [171] The award, although given by an independent committee, is sponsored by another multinational corporation (in this case, the sponsor was Tate and Lyle). At an auction held by the Spanish government to sell the mine on 14 February 1873, the group won with a bid of 3.68 million (ESP 92.8 million). It operates. [39], In April 2011, Rio Tinto gained a majority stake in Riversdale Mining. The military governor's attempts to disperse the crowd only incensed it further. BHP Group ( NYSE: BHP) and Rio Tinto Group ( RIO) are similar in some ways, yet different in other ways. The Primary Metal business unit's operations consist of smelting aluminium from alumina, with smelters located in 11 countries around the world. [149] In 2016, Rio Tinto estimated to have produced 32 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in its own climate change report. [21], In 2000, Rio Tinto acquired North Limited, an Australian company with iron ore and uranium mines, for $2.8billion. [44], In October 2013, Rio Tinto agreed to sell its majority stake in Australia's third-largest coal mine to Glencore and Sumitomo for a little over US$1 billion, as part of the firm's plans to focus on larger operations. The project would make Serbia the biggest producer of lithium globally, and provide raw materials to more than 1 million electric cars. [50], Rio Tinto is structured as a dual-listed company, with listings on both the London Stock Exchange (symbol: RIO), under the name "Rio Tinto Plc",[8] and the Australian Securities Exchange (symbol: RIO) in Sydney, under the name "Rio Tinto Limited". Almost half the value of the all the companies onthe ASX 200 list is accounted forby just 10: With BHP set to get bigger, it means even more of Australia's stockmarket is tilted towards mining. [31][32] One of the arrested, Australian citizen Stern Hu, was "suspected of stealing Chinese state secrets for foreign countries and was detained on criminal charges", according to a spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry. [143], Rio Tinto has been widely criticised by environmental groups and at least one national government for the environmental impacts of its mining activities. "So it means now there's going to be a huge over-concentration in the top 10 on mining first and foremost. One person particularly bothered by this decision was the Commissioner of the London Games, Meredith Alexander, who quit her position and led a coalition of human rights and environmental groups during the "Greenwashed Gold Campaign". Two years later they wrote down the value of the assets by $3 billion. However, World War I and its aftermath effectively eliminated the United States as a viable market for European pyrites, leading to a decline in the firm's prominence. Cece Noramou, government official said the government was "running out of patience". [114] Permission to destroy the site had been given in 2013 under the state Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972, which, however, has been under review since 2018. In this video RIO-AU +1.90 (+1.69%) BHP-AU +0.66 (+1.48%) Share Street Signs Asia BHP 'tends to win' as an investment pick over Rio Tinto, wealth management firm says Martin Crabb of Shaw. [94], Furthermore, in late 2017 Rio Tinto announced funding for their Koodaideri Mine in Western Australia, which Rio Tinto had dubbed their "intelligent mine. [17], Perhaps most significant was the company's investment in copper mines in Northern Rhodesia, later Zambia, which it eventually consolidated into the Rhokana Corporation. SRG Global says it has secured maintenance contracts in Queensland and an Aboriginal JV contract in Western Australia for clients including BHP and a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Saxo Capital Market's Jessica Amir sees benefits for local shareholders. [180] He was suspended after the investigators discovered suspicious emails discussing contractual payments from that year. [103], Rio Tinto's status as a mainly British-owned company, located in Spain and producing pyritesan important material for military applicationscreated a complicated set of circumstances for the company's operation in the 1930s and 1940s. [81], Sales of copper generated 8% of the company's 2008 revenues, and copper and by-product operations accounted for 16% of underlying earnings. During the Spanish Civil War, the region in which Rio Tinto's mines were located came under the control of General Franco's Nationalists in 1936. The suit states that Rio Tinto made "materially false and misleading statements" that "deceived" investors. Government Printing Office. About. [137] The Jadar lithium project is driven by a "significant" supply gap for lithium, as demand for the metal used in electric vehicles (EV) and green technologies continues to soar, particularly in North America and Europe. By the 1950s, Franco's nationalistic government had made it increasingly difficult to exploit Spanish resources for the profit of foreigners. "They'll also bring forward $6 billion of franking credits as well.". Plans by Rio Tinto <RIO.AX> <RIO.L> and BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> to join their massive iron ore operations have become more crucial than ever for the world's No.2 and No.3 iron ore miners to help . [91] ILWU filed several unfair labour practices against the company, including an illegal lock-out claim. [79] The corporation also has had a majority stake in Iron Ore Company of Canada since its 2000 hostile takeover of North Ltd.[80], Copper was one of Rio Tinto's main products from its earliest days operating at the Rio Tinto complex of mines in Spain. [146], As part of a rider of the National Defense Authorization Act, the United States agreed in 2014 to hand over Oak Flat in Arizona to a joint venture of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to build the Resolution Copper mine. [135] Protesters blocked major roads and bridges in Belgrade and other major cities. Rio Tinto Group plans to start building its own batteries at a laboratory in Melbourne later this year to experiment with technologies in the rapidly-growing clean energy sector. [22] The two companies' strategic needs eventually led to conflicts of interest regarding new mining opportunities, and shareholders of both companies determined a merger was in their mutual best interest. It leaves the blue-chip FTSE 100 Index 20 years after it began its dual listing when it merged to create BHP-Billiton. Reuters lists Standard Life Investments as the 15th . [130], On 11 September 2020, it was announced that, as a result of the destruction at Juukan Gorge, CEO Jean-Sbastien Jacques and two other Rio Tinto executives would step down. A "culture of silence" had kept workers from reporting unacceptable behaviour. This decision will not affect your long-term potential across the industry at all, professionally, technically, or financially. [111][112][113] The company later revealed it had three alternative options to preserve the site, but chose to destroy it without informing the traditional owners of the alternatives. [117] The destruction brought widespread criticism. The company was the third-largest producer of uranium in the world. Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE:RIO) Rio Tinto PLC. [87], Rio Tinto Diamonds operates three diamond mines: the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia (100% ownership), the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60% ownership), and the Murowa diamond mine located in Zimbabwe (78% ownership). Fisher Asset Management LLC's Bhp Group shares are currently valued at $1.08B. our managed and non-managed joint ventures, as well as jointly-owned entities, within Rio Tinto's Product Groups.1 These businesses cover mineral extraction, as well as This information is provided as at 1 August 2021 and is subject to change without Rio Tinto's knowledge. [17], From 1877 to 1891, the Rio Tinto Mine was the world's leading producer of copper. [165], On 31 January 2010, Rio Tinto locked out nearly 600 workers from a mine in Boron, California, U.S.[166], Rio Tinto was also accused of planning and funding the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood in Bhopal, India. The company sold three major assets in 2008, raising about $3billion in cash. SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) Oak Flat, a piece of national forest land in central Arizona, is at the heart of a years long struggle between Native American groups and mining interests that both consider it important for their future. 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[51] The dual-listed company structure grants shareholders of the two companies the same proportional economic interests and ownership rights in the consolidated Rio Tinto, in such a way as to be equivalent to all shareholders of the two companies actually being shareholders in a single, unified entity. [147] U.S. Representative Ral Grijalva has introduced on four occasions a proposal for the land transfer to be halted, most recently in March 2021 after the Joe Biden administration paused the land transfer. [17], Rio Tinto's investment in Rhodesian copper mines did much to support the company through troubled times at its Spanish Rio Tinto operations spanning the Spanish Civil War, World War II and Franco's nationalistic policies. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals, it also has significant operations in refining, particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore.[5] It has joint head offices in London (global and "plc") and Melbourne ("Limited" Australia). [85] Rio Tinto Energy was responsible for 12% of revenues and 18% of underlying earnings in 2008. The company also produces other metals and minerals as by-products from the processing of its main resources, including gold, silver, molybdenum, sulphuric acid, nickel, potash, lead and zinc. [17] These and later efforts at diversification eventually allowed the company to divest from the Rio Tinto mine in Spain. [131] Rio Tinto admitted their error, issued an apology via media[132] and on their website, and also committed to building relationships with the traditional owners as well as getting Indigenous people into leadership roles in the company. [81], Although not the primary focus of Rio Tinto Copper's operations, several economically valuable by-products are produced during the refining of copper ore into purified copper. Rio has tenure and access to the site, principally for rehabilitation activities, until 8 January 2026. [76], Rio Tinto Copper continues to seek new opportunities for expansion, with major exploration activities at the Resolution Copper project in the United States, Winu in Australia, and Oyu Tolgoi underground mine in Mongolia. [33] Stern Hu was also accused of bribery by Chinese steel mill executives for sensitive information during the iron ore contract negotiations. [58] The largest barrier to completing the investment may come from Rio Tinto's shareholders; support for the deal by shareholders was never overwhelming and has reportedly declined in 2009,[59] as other financing options (such as a more traditional bond issuance) are beginning to appear more realistic as a viable alternative funding source. (AP Photo/Ross D . [16], However, Spain's mining operations there were inefficient, and the government itself was otherwise distracted by political and financial crises,[17] leading the government to sell the mines in 1873 at a price later determined to be well below actual value. [14] There have also been corruption concerns: In July 2017 the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced an investigation of the company's business practices in Guinea. Rio's market capitalization is 43.7 billion pounds ($58.7 billion), while BHP's is almost 59 billion pounds, according to Reuters data. Twenty years ago, Australia's most valuable company merged with a British firm to make BHP-Billiton: the biggest miner on earth, extracting minerals from the Pilbara to Peru. [13], Exclusion of a company from the Fund reflects our unwillingness to run an unacceptable risk of contributing to grossly unethical conduct. [56][59] A shareholder vote on the proposed deal was expected in the third quarter of 2009. [21] The sale of the mines financed extensive exploration activities over the following decade. [12], Rio Tinto has been widely criticised by environmental groups as well as the government of Norway for the environmental impacts of its mining activities. [21] In 2001, it bought (under Coal and Allied Industries) the Australian coal businesses of the Peabody Energy Corporation. [42], On 13 December 2011, an independent arbitrator cleared the way for Rio Tinto, which had owned 49% of Ivanhoe Mines (now known as Turquoise Hill Resources), to take it over: he said the $16 billion Canadian group's "poison pill" defence was not valid. They do not discuss with local communities their environmental impact. [36][37] On 29 July 2010, Rio Tinto and Chinalco signed a binding agreement to establish this joint venture covering the development and operation of the Simandou mine. [23] The takeover was partially motivated as a response to North Limited's 1999 bid to have Rio Tinto's Pilbara railway network declared open access. [93], Rio Tinto is a global leader in the development of autonomous technologies for use in the mining sector. Ivanhoe had developed Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, one of the world's largest-known copper deposits. [30], Rio Tinto divides its Aluminium operations into three main areasbauxite, alumina and primary metal. The civil guards, under perceived threat of mob violence, fired on the crowd, killing at least 13 and injuring 35. [47], In March 2022, Rio Tinto completed the acquisition of Rincon Mining's lithium project in Argentina for $825 million, following approval by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board.
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