Latest Rio Tinto News

Solis Minerals has secured a strategic lithium asset in Brazil's Araçuaí–Salinas Lithium Valley and initiated drilling at Mandacaru, while advancing copper projects in Peru with fresh capital backing.

Rio Tinto delivered a robust first half in 2026 with a 28% jump in underlying EBITDA to $14.8 billion, powered by copper ramp-up at Oyu Tolgoi, lithium expansion, and operational gains. The miner also lifted its interim dividend by 43% amid disciplined capital investment and steady iron ore output.

Bison Resources (ASX: BSR) has launched its maiden exploration campaign across four Nevada projects following a $5.5 million IPO, revealing a promising 1.5-kilometre arsenic-antimony anomaly at Bald Peaks indicative of a Carlin-type gold system.

Vysarn Limited is set to transform its water services platform with the $60 million acquisition of Welltech, funded by a fully underwritten $65.3 million placement. The deal promises over 37% EPS accretion on a pro forma FY26 basis.

Avira Resources has secured critical approvals and made substantial progress in its 4,500-metre RC drilling program at the Mt Cattlin Gold Project, advancing towards a maiden resource estimate targeted for Q4 2026.

Trek Metals has completed its maiden manganese drilling at the Kuro discovery in WA, with visual manganese logged in 63 of 72 holes. The drilling confirms Induced Polarisation as an effective tool for uncovering concealed manganese mineralisation, with assay results expected by early August.

Duratec has landed approximately $70 million in contracts spanning energy, marine, and mining sectors, notably winning a construction management role at Orica’s Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub.

Clean TeQ Water has marked a milestone with its inaugural recurring revenue from ATA® technology and a 45% jump in quarterly customer receipts, underpinned by contract wins and project progress across global water and critical minerals markets.

Australian Foundation Investment Company (ASX:AFI) posted a 3% increase in net profit for FY26, holding dividends steady with a special payout amid portfolio underperformance against the ASX 200.

Encounter Resources has pinpointed a 1.2-kilometre copper-gold target zone at its Elsa prospect in WA’s Paterson Province, following a 10,000m RC drilling program that intersected broad, shallow mineralisation coinciding with extensive weathering and potential deeper sulphide zones.

Argosy Minerals is progressing its 12,000tpa Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina with robust feasibility testwork validating its process flowsheet and securing a 40MW power supply, underpinning its upcoming Definitive Feasibility Study.

Resouro Strategic Metals has taken a crucial step toward turning its Novo Mundo Gold Project in Brazil from trial mining into a licensed commercial operation by lodging a Mining Concession Application covering 930 hectares.