Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques is stepping down from his role following a board review of the company's destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto to put heritage issues on par with safety, productivity
Rio Tinto has conceded that the company fell short of its standards despite legally blasting the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia during May.
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Rio Tinto to review plans for Aboriginal site
Rio Tinto intends to urgently review mining plans at the Juukan Gorge area in Western Australia after the company detonated explosives at a sacred Indigenous site.
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Rio Tinto to relax COVID-19 restrictions in WA
Rio Tinto is set de-escalate its coronavirus controls in Western Australia as the state enters its second phase of easing COVID-19 restrictions.
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Rio Tinto expands coronavirus screening to regional WA airports
Rio Tinto is set to introduce coronavirus screening measures to three additional Western Australian airports: Busselton, Geraldton and Albany.
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Rio Tinto bolsters COVID-19 airport screening
Rio Tinto has ramped up its COVID-19 screening measures across Western Australia in an effort to further manage the pandemic.
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Rio Tinto continues Pilbara operations under strict coronavirus measures
Rio Tinto has introduced strict measures at its Pilbara operations in Western Australia to combat the coronavirus, including redesigned rosters, social distancing and airport health checks.
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Rio Tinto awards Mondium $400m construction contract
Rio Tinto has handed Mondium a major $400 million design and construction contract for the Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 (WTS2) mine in Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto launches Australian-first automation qualification
Rio Tinto, the Western Australian government and South Metropolitan TAFE have partnered to launch an Australian-first qualification in automation.
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Rio Tinto awards construction contract to Pindan at Koodaideri
Rio Tinto has awarded a $45 million construction contract to Pindan at its Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.
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SIMPEC secures contract at Rio Tinto iron ore project
SIMPEC has won a $4 million contract at Rio Tinto's $US579 million ($787 million) Robe River joint venture project, West Angelas, in the Pilbara.
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Rio Tinto, Hancock Prospecting launch fourth Hope Downs development
Joint venture partners Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have opened the Baby Hope mine, a fourth Hope Downs operation that boasts the use of automation.
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Rio Tinto takes key step towards first ‘intelligent’ mine
Rio Tinto has approved $US146 million ($196 million) in preliminary funding for its first intelligent mine, the Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Western Australia.
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Rio to increase local supplier contracts with new procurement approach
Rio Tinto plans to grow the number of contracts it awards to Western Australian suppliers through a fresh approach to procurement.
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