Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto Limited engages in finding, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company offers aluminium, silver, molybdenum, copper, diamonds, gold, borates, titanium dioxide, salt, iron ore, and uranium. It is also involved in the alumina production; primary aluminium smelting; bauxite mining; alumina refining; and ilmenite mining, as well as provision of gypsum and steel. The company was formerly known as CRA Limited and changed its name to Rio Tinto Limited in 1997. Rio Tinto Limited was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Rio Tinto Limited is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto International Holdings Limited
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Jakob Stausholm

CFO, Rio Tinto

Past deals in Mining

Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd

Acquisition in 2008
Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd manufactures aluminium. The Company produces aluminium in the form of ingots, extrusion billet and rolling ingots.

Lux Aerobot

Seed Round in 2020
Lux is a space robotics company that specializes in the design, manufacturing and operation of high-altitude platforms (HAPs) for Earth observation (EO). Through our unique imagery data, Lux is developing an AI platform to help a range of applications from bushfire management to national security leveraging smart analytics suited for multiple-industries. Therefore, helping each customer identify the right data set based on their needs is critical. In our case, we can help with a large range of scientific instruments and those provide data we can then share with our users via API. Combined with the right analytics, there are hardly any limits to what solution can be built.

Rio Tinto Alcan Inc.

Acquisition in 2007
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. mines and produces bauxite, alumina, and aluminum.

A3 Surfaces inc

Seed Round in 2018
A3 Surfaces Inc. offers a surface treatment service incorporating various antimicrobial agents directly into the anodized aluminum layer. The antimicrobial effect of these surfaces prevents the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. The technology used by A3 Surfaces offers antibacterial products that eradicate pathogens and can be used on all commercial, industrial or institutional surfaces. Founded in 2015, this Chicoutimi company employs 5 people.

North Limited

Acquisition in 2000
North Limited explores and extracts iron ore, uranium, copper-gold, and gold from its mines.
Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mining company. The company explores for copper, gold, and silver deposits. It primarily develops and operates the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine located in southern Mongolia. The company was formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. in August 2012. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. is a subsidiary of Rio Tinto plc.
Western Copper and Gold Corporation is developing the Casino project into Canada’s Premier Copper-Gold Mine. Western Copper and Gold Corporation is a public company that trades under the symbol “WRN” on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WRN) as well as under the symbol “WRN” on the New York Stock Exchange MKT (NYSE MKT: WRN).

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Acquisition in 2015
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC offers gold, silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid.

Richards Bay Mining

Acquisition in 2012
Richards Bay Mining (Pty) Ltd. offers dune mining and mineral separation services. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Richards Bay, South Africa.

Hathor Exploration

Acquisition in 2012
Hathor Exploration Limited is a uranium exploration company based in Vancouver.

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Acquisition in 2013
The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is a leading Canadian producer of iron ore pellets and concentrate serving customers worldwide.

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.

Acquisition in 2011
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. engages in the exploration, development, and recovery of minerals and precious metals located primarily in Africa. It explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium, zinc, germanium, and lead deposits. The company’s projects include the Platreef project located in the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex; the Kipushi project located on the DRC’s Copperbelt; and the Kamoa-Kakula project located within the Central African Copperbelt. It also holds a 100% interest in the Western Foreland exploration project covering an area of approximately 2,550 square kilometers located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has a strategic partnership agreement with China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. to examine exploration, development, and acquisition of mineral projects, as well as production, smelting, and logistics opportunities in Africa. The company was formerly known as Ivanplats Limited and changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in August 2013. Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.