Latest Rio Tinto News

Greatland Resources reports robust December quarter drilling results at Telfer, advancing a record 240,000m FY26 program with standout high-grade intercepts at West Dome Underground and promising regional exploration progress.

Legacy Minerals advances its flagship Mt Carrington Project with an expanded scoping study and confirms high-grade mineralisation, while securing a significant farm-in joint venture option with Rio Tinto for the Thomson Project.

DevEx Resources has fortified its leadership and expanded its uranium footprint in the Northern Territory through key tenement acquisitions, backed by a $39 million capital raise. The company also advances rare earths metallurgy and prepares for an extensive 2026 drilling campaign.

Arrow Minerals maintains a cautious stance as regulatory ambiguity stalls its Guinea projects, while the country’s recent election brings a hopeful backdrop for resolution.

Rio Tinto delivered a standout 2025 with an 8% rise in copper equivalent production, record iron ore output in the Pilbara, and key milestones like the first shipment from Simandou port. The company met or exceeded its guidance while advancing major projects across its portfolio.

Power Minerals has terminated its joint venture with Navigate Energy on the Rincon Lithium Project, opting to retain full ownership and seek new partners amid a buoyant lithium market.

Neometals and Mineral Resources’ joint venture Reed Advanced Materials has teamed up with electrochemical leader De Nora to pilot an integrated lithium hydroxide production plant, advancing sustainable battery materials technology.

Monadelphous Group Limited has landed a significant five-year maintenance contract with Rio Tinto, reinforcing its long-standing presence in the Pilbara iron ore operations.

Eminence Minerals has engaged Brazilian consultancy GE21 to conduct a strategic technical review of its Campo Grande rare earth project, aiming to pave the way for a formal resource estimate and development studies.

Argosy Minerals has completed detailed engineering for a 40MW energy infrastructure project to supply its Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina, marking a key step towards commercialisation and cost efficiency.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have entered preliminary talks about a possible all-share merger via a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement, though no firm offer has been made. The mining giants have until early February to decide on progressing the deal.

Monadelphous Group Limited has secured approximately $110 million in new contracts spanning resources, energy, and renewable sectors, reinforcing its foothold across Australia and Papua New Guinea.