Talk:Rio Tinto (corporation)

Key remaining points to tackle

 * key shareholders (doesn't seem to be any, largest instututional shareholder in 1999 held less than 4% of stock).
 * environmental issues.
 * labor relations.
 * political issues.

--Robert Merkel 03:05, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Spotted an error in the article
The are more than dual listed, they are also on the NZX (New Zealand Exchange) under "RIO" code, —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.54.3.3 (talk) 01:08, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Comalco actually only has 2 aluminium smelters in Australia, the third is on Tiwai Point on the southern tip of New Zealand. This New Zealand smelter produces some of the purist aluminium in the world.

I'm new to the whole wiki thing so thought I'd just post a comment to point this out. Hope someone who knows what they're doing can add this to the page.

Cheers.

RTP
Isnt Rio Tinto also listed on the NYSE under RTP?

RTP = Rio Tinto Procurement. This is a purchasing & contracts division of Rio. -Bernard S. Jansen 00:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)


 * RTP in this context stands for Rio Tinto plc, the British company, and these initials are used to distinguish the company from RTL, Rio Tinto Limited, which is the Australian arm.Mlb409 22:44, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Citation
"Another has been Rio Tinto's involvement in Papua New Guinea which triggered the Bougainville separatist crisis." ... is this from the company profile under 'external links'.? Citation please. Fred 16:39, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

deletions etc.
I have left the last the last editor a message and an opportunity to respond, before I revert. - Fred 12:46, 18 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your message. I have started two new topics to allow discussion of my main deletions.  Mlb409 21:35, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of Reference to Ascendant Copper Corp.
A press release describing the agreement between Ascendant Copper and Rio Tinto is available at the time of writing at http://www.ascendantcopper.com/pdf/06-14%20RTZ%20Joint%20Venture.pdf. A careful reading of this document indicates that the agreement relates to the purchase for $50,000 by Ascendant Copper of the right for five years to examine geological and other data collected by Rio Tinto between 1990 and 1997. The agreement does not commit Rio Tinto to any further expenditure in Ecuador nor does it commit Rio Tinto to make investments in any property identified by Ascendant Copper as being worthy of further investigation or development. Consequently the description which I removed (“Rio Tinto and Ascendant Copper announced a joint exploration program for exploring copper in western Ecuador”) is inaccurate. I make no comment on the ethics or otherwise of Ascendant Copper but I would have thought that such comments should be placed on a page relating to that company. Mlb409 22:19, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

The press release has now been moved to http://www.ascendantcopper.com/ReleaseDetail.php?ID=32 Mlb409 21:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The press release has now been moved to http://www.coppermesacorp.com/_resources/news/06-14RTZJointVenture.pdf Mlb409 (talk) 00:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of Reference to Franco’s Purchase of German Bombers
The alleged shipments of copper to Germany in 1937-38 are discussed in David Avery’s book “Not on Queen Victoria’s Birthday: the Story of the Rio Tinto Mines” (Collins, London, 1974, p.378) He reports that investigations by the Burgos government and subsequently by a subcommittee of the Rio Tinto board indicated that no such shipments had taken place. It is certainly true that large tonnages of pyrites were requisitioned by the Nationalists and were shipped to Germany “despite the protests of the company”. In case you view that history as suspect (being commissioned by Rio Tinto), another source is Charles Harvey’s excellent book “The Rio Tinto Company” (Alison Hodge, Penzance, 1981) where more detailed data on the requisitions, together with the manner in which they were carried out, can be found. A reading of this material indicates that the situation was quite complex. The text I deleted gave a misleading (by being overly simplistic) description of actual events, as well as being inaccurate (pyrites were shipped to Germany, not copper). Mlb409 21:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Franco
A recent edit has attempted to add the word "dictatorial" in describing Franco. There are two issues with this. First, a dictator is not the same thing as dictatorial. But the main issue is that the sentence is based on a reference. Unless the reference says that Franco was dictatorial, it is not an appropriate addition, but becomes POV by the editor. Given the context in this article, is it even necessary? hamiltonstone (talk) 12:07, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried to add the word "dictatorial". I thought of the reference problem when I added the word but guessed that, since it's not a quote, it would not pervert the reference spirit.


 * Anyway, I do feel it's necessary adding a reference to the dictatorial, autocratic policy that Franco's regime applied during those years; eventually, those policies led the Rio Tinto Group to leave its Spanish operations. TeoRuiz (talk) 15:04, 11 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for responding. Prompted by your point, I went and actually read the relevant chapter of the reference that is cited (most of the pages are available at Google Books). Far from attributing Rio's declining fortunes in Spain to Franco's dictatorial policy, it attributes the decline to a couple of things: a history of under-investment by Rio, only partly relating to (and pre-dating) the Franco regime; and tight foreign exchange dealing controls, including illegal steps taken by Rio to circumvent these. The book refers to the government's desire to "pursue more vigorously the economic modernisation of Spain" (p. 293) and that the policies that at times (but not always) adversely affected Rio were intended "to strengthen Spanish capitalism" (p.292). In these circumstances, and with a change in focus within Rio at board level, I think even the current text may be overstating Franco's role, and the nature of the government as dictatorial, which I do not dispute as a matter of general fact, appears not relevant to the discussion. Of course, if there are other reliable studies that point to other conclusions, they too should be included - but the Charles Harvey study is extremely detailed and looks like the 'gold standard' to me. cheers. hamiltonstone (talk) 01:58, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Rio Tinto espionage case
The Rio Tinto espionage case article is very outdated and has insufficient information for an article of that complexity. Likewise, the Stern Hu article has too much information not related to the biography of Stern Hu, but directly related to the Rio Tinto espionage case. Both articles are extremely outdated. I would appreciate any help in improving those 2 articles. Capital Markets (talk) 12:36, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

The obsolecence has been getting worse! This article doesn't even mention that the "state secrets" charge has been dropped. Trial is about to start, so this would be a good time to straighten it out. --Christofurio (talk) 15:07, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Another possibly useful source
I ran across this while working on Corta Atalaya, might be useful here: Riotinto, la Colonia de la Vergüenza, El Mundo Magazine, Issue 101, 2001-09-02. - Jmabel | Talk 01:19, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Involvement in the 1888 massacre
I red across the article and did not find any mention to this sad event. The wikipedia in Spanish contains enough info about it, maybe it could be a starting point to add some facts about the killing of tens of workers during a strike. --79.147.18.156 (talk) 20:00, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Environmental concerns
Article here:  Gandydancer (talk) 22:38, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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Update table: Subsidiaries | Principal subsidiaries (at 31 December 2015) listed on page 159 of the 2015 Annual report

Update table: Summary of 2008 Production | 2015 data available on pages 213-216 of the 2015 Annual report

Update section: Operations | Current organisational structure outlined on pages 32-39 of the 2015 Annual report, including overview of four main product groups - Aluminium, Copper & Coal, Diamonds & Minerals, Iron Ore.

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Incorrect Placemap
The current map, accompanying the article describing the activities of Rio Tinto, shows the position of (Southern) Rhodesia, whereas Rio Tinto's first activities were in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). The map should be corrected accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Klipdok (talk • contribs) 16:21, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

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Updates to the “Rio Tinto Group” and “Corporate status” sections (multiple references): Sources:
 * Remove references to coal, following Rio Tinto’s sale of its coal assets

https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/rio_tinto1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=507&newsid=1131451

http://www.riotinto.com/documents/180801_Rio_Tinto_completes_sale_of_remaining_coal_assets.pdf

Updates to the “Management” section: Source: http://www.riotinto.com/aboutus/contacts-3561.aspx
 * Change the Melbourne office address to 360 Collins Street, Melbourne

Updates to the “Board of Directors” section Source: http://www.riotinto.com/aboutus/simon-thompson-10171.aspx
 * Change reference to the chairman from an executive director to a non-executive director. Rio Tinto’s chairman Simon Thompson is an independent, non-executive director.

Sources: https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/rio_tinto1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=507&newsid=1052632
 * Change the chief financial officer from Christopher Lynch to Jakob Stausholm. Jakob Stausholm was appointed Rio Tinto’s chief financial officer on 3 September 2018

http://www.riotinto.com/aboutus/jakob-stausholm-26077.aspx

Sources:
 * Add Moya Greene as a non-executive director on Rio Tinto’s board. Moya Greene joined the board in September 2018.

https://quoteapi.com/resources/13e5b55c7ed21634/announcements/rio.asx/3A491925/RIO_Rio_Tinto_board_update.pdf

http://www.riotinto.com/aboutus/moya-greene-26116.aspx

Updates to “Operations” section: Sources:
 * Update business structure/headings under this section to reflect Rio Tinto’s business structure, which includes four product groups (Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper & Diamonds and Energy & Minerals), as well as the Growth & Innovation and Commercial groups. This update would ensure consistency throughout the Wikipedia entry – the product group structure currently listed under “Corporate status” is correct.

p.2, 2017 Annual report, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf

Sources:
 * Remove reference to coal, following Rio Tinto’s sale of its coal assets

https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/rio_tinto1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=507&newsid=1131451

http://www.riotinto.com/documents/180801_Rio_Tinto_completes_sale_of_remaining_coal_assets.pdf


 * Production figures are a decade old. More recent annual production figures are available from Rio Tinto’s 2017 Full Year results announcement or its 2017 Annual report.

Sources:

http://www.riotinto.com/documents/180207_2017_full_year_results.pdf

http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf

Updates to “Copper and byproducts: Rio Tinto Copper” section:
 * Remove reference to Northparkes. Rio Tinto sold Northparkes in 2013.

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_8942.aspx

Updates to “Aluminium and related products: Rio Tinto Alcan” section":


 * Change references to Rio Tinto’s Aluminium product group from “Rio Tinto Alcan”, to simply “Aluminium”. This would ensure consistency within the Wikipedia entry regarding the business structure. The structure listed under “Corporate status” is correct.

Sources: p.40 Rio Tinto Annual report 2017, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf


 * The main areas in Aluminium listed are out of date. Rio Tinto’s Aluminium operations are divided into three main areas – bauxite, alumina and primary metal.

Source: p.40, Rio Tinto Annual report 2017, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf


 * Suggest adding mention of major aluminium industry announcement - Rio Tinto and Alcoa announced the world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelting process.

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_25362.aspx

Sources:
 * Suggest adding mention of major aluminium industry announcement - Rio Tinto first to receive Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certification

https://aluminium-stewardship.org/aluminium-stewardship-initiative-issues-inaugural-chain-of-custody-certification-worlds-first-asi-aluminium-now-available/

http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_25171.aspx

Updates to “Coal and Uranium: Rio Tinto Energy” section:

Sources:
 * Remove and/or update references to coal. Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its coal assets

https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/rio_tinto1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=507&newsid=1131451

http://www.riotinto.com/documents/180801_Rio_Tinto_completes_sale_of_remaining_coal_assets.pdf


 * Rio Tinto Energy is now called Energy & Minerals. Suggest updating to ensure consistency throughout Wikipedia entry.

Source: pp.2 & 3 2017 Annual report, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf

Updates to “Diamonds: Rio Tinto Diamonds” section:


 * Remove reference to Murowa Diamonds. Rio Tinto has sold its interests in Murowa Diamonds and Sengwa Colliery. It now operates two diamond mines: the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia (100% ownership), the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60% ownership)

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_15358.aspx


 * Remove or update reference to the Bunder project. Rio Tinto gifted the Bunder diamond project in India to the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_21110.aspx

Updates to the “Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium” section:
 * This section has confused Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) with Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore business. These are separate, and are part of two different product groups. Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) produces high-grade titanium dioxide feedstocks, and is part of the Energy & Minerals product group. Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore product group supplies iron ore.

Source: pp.2 & 45, 2017 Annual Report, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf


 * Update where the company’s major iron ore operations are located. Rio Tinto’s major iron ore mines and development projects are located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

Sources:

http://www.riotinto.com/iron-ore-158.aspx#australia

p.38, 2017 Annual Report, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf


 * The Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) is part of Rio Tinto’s Energy & Minerals product group. IOC produces iron ore concentrate and iron ore pellets.

Sources:

http://www.riotinto.com/energy-and-minerals-162.aspx

p.45 of the 2017 Annual report, http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_2017_Annual_Report.pdf


 * Remove reference to HIsmelt. HIsmelt is no longer part of Rio Tinto.

Source: https://www.metalbulletin.com/Article/2879253/Rio-Tinto-sells-HIsmelt-plant-to-Jindal-Steel.html


 * Move information about titanium dioxide to the Energy & Minerals section. Titanium dioxide is part of Rio Tinto’s Energy & Minerals product group, not the Iron Ore product group.

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/energy-and-minerals-162.aspx


 * Update 2013 reference about plans to establish a fully automated railroad system. In July 2018 Rio Tinto achieved the first delivery of iron ore by an autonomous train in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_25824.aspx

Updates to “Environment” section (under “Criticisms”):
 * Clarification regarding Rio Tinto’s ownership/involvement in Grasberg. Rio Tinto currently has a right to 40 per cent of production above a pre agreed level and 40 per cent of all production after 2022 (it does not own a 40% stake in the Grasberg mine).

Source: See notes to editors in this media release, http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_26148.aspx


 * In October 2018, Rio Tinto announced it had signed a binding agreement to sell its entire interest in the Grasberg mine to Indonesia’s state mining company, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persaro) (Inalum).

Source: http://www.riotinto.com/media/media-releases-237_26148.aspx

Michelle at Rio Tinto (talk) 02:10, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Reply 26-OCT-2018
Your edit request could not be reviewed because the request is not formatted correctly. In the collapsed section below titled Request edit examples, I have illustrated two: The first shows how the edit request was submitted; the second shows how requests should be submitted in the future.
 * 1) The citation note numbers are not placed within the requested text indicating which portions of the text the source is referencing. (See WP:INTEGRITY.)
 * 2) The citation style predominantly used by the Rio Tinto Group article appears to be Citation Style 1. The citation style used in the edit request consists of bare URL's. Any requested edit of yours which may be implemented will need to resemble the current style already in use in the article – in this case, CS1. (See WP:CITEVAR.)
 * 3) The items that the COI editor wishes to add to the article have not been listed verbatim.
 * 4) The items that the COI editor wishes to delete from the article have not been listed verbatim.

Incorrectly formatted request: The items listed under the Sun and the Moon's information are incorrect. For example, the Sun's diameter is incorrect, as is the Moon's. This needs to be changed to their correct figures. Please see the references below for information on the updated figures.

In the example above there are three URL's provided along with vague assertions on what is to be changed. The implication is that the COI editor provides the directions and the references, while the reviewer consults the references and makes the decision on what should be said. This is generally not how edit requests work. The COI editor is to provide a verbatim description of the changes to be made, while the reviewer consults the references to determine the validity of the requested changes. Furthermore, the changes need to include the references used inserted according to the citation style used by the article. In the above example, the URL's have not been placed using Citation Style 1, which is the style predominantly used by the Rio Tinto Group article. Additionally, the references have not been placed within the text at the exact positions where the information they reference resides. Using the correct citation style and the correct positioning of the ref notes along with a verbatim description of the text would have a properly formatted request resembling the following:

Correctly formatted request: Please add the following sentence to the first paragraph of the article's "Sun and Moon" section: The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles, while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles. The Sun's temperature is 5,778 degrees Kelvin. Which displays as: Please add the following sentence to the first paragraph of the article's "Sun and Moon" section:
 * The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles,[1] while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles.[2] The Sun's temperature is 5,778 degrees Kelvin.[3]

References

^ Sjöblad, Tristan. . Academic Press, 2018, p. 1. ^ Duvalier, Gabrielle. , Scientific American, 51(78):46. ^ Uemura, Shū. . Academic Press, 2018, p. 2.</li> </ol>

In the example above the references have been formatted according to Citation Style 1, which shows the author, the source's name, date, etc. Also, the reference notes are placed in the exact location where the text which they reference resides. Thirdly, the verbatim text for how it should appear in the article is listed by the COI editor. As Wikipedia is a volunteer project, edit requests such yours are generally expected to have this formatting done before the request is submitted for review.

Kindly rewrite your edit request so that it aligns more with the second example shown in the collapsed section above, and feel free to re-submit that edit request at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions about this formatting please don't hesitate to ask myself or another editor. Regards,  Spintendo   06:54, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Updated edit request
<<Connected contributor template>>

Some proposed changes

 * (Some of the changes have been incorporated and have been marked with a strike-through ) – Þjarkur (talk) 14:28, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback on my previous edit request. Here are some suggested changes below, that have been reformatted based on the request edit example provided. Can you please consider these. Please note, I've used Rio Tinto's 2017 Annual Report as a source. Since it was published, the Group completed the sale of its coal assets. Thanks, Michelle

Updates to the “Rio Tinto Group” section (multiple references):
 * Please remove “coal” from the 3rd sentence under "Rio Tinto Group", so it would read:

Since then, the company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, diamonds.[5]

Updates to "Corporate status" section: Energy & Minerals – uranium interests, industrial minerals such as borates, salt and titanium dioxide;
 * Please replace the existing "Energy & Minerals" product list with the following (with coal removed):

Updates to the “Management” section: Updates to the “Board of Directors” section
 * Please replace the photograph caption with: Rio Tinto's Australian headquarters are located in the 360 Collins Street building in Melbourne, Australia.
 * Please replace the existing list under “Board of directors” with this list (Note chairman Simon Thompson is a non-executive director, not an executive director as currently listed on the Wikipedia page):

Board of Directors Simon Thompson, chairman[58]

Executive Directors Jean-Sébastien Jacques, chief executive officer Jakob Stausholm, chief financial officer

Non-Executive Directors David Constable [59] Megan Clark AC [60] Ann Godbehere [61] Moya Greene Simon Henry [62] Sam Laidlaw [63] Michael L'Estrange AO[64]

Updates to the "Operations" section: Rio Tinto's main business is the production of raw materials including copper, iron ore, bauxite, diamonds, uranium, and industrial minerals including titanium dioxide, salt, gypsum, and borates.
 * Please replace the first sentence in the paragraph with the following (removing coal):

Updates to the “Copper and byproducts: Rio Tinto Copper” section:

Copper & Diamonds
 * Please change the name of the section heading "Copper and byproducts: Rio Tinto Copper" to the following:

Rio Tinto has four copper assets in production: Rio Tinto Kennecott in the United States, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, Escondida in Chile and Grasberg in Indonesia. Updates to the “Aluminium and related products” section:
 * Please replace the third sentence which lists the locations of Rio Tinto's main active mining assets with:

“Aluminium”
 * Please replace the section title “Aluminium and related products: Rio Tinto Alcan” with:

The Rio Tinto Group has consolidated its aluminium-related businesses in its Aluminium product group, formed in late 2007, when Rio Tinto purchased the Canadian company Alcan for $38.1 billion.
 * Please replace the first sentence in the first paragraph with the following:

Rio Tinto divides its Aluminium operations into three main areas – bauxite, alumina and primary metal.
 * Please replace the first sentence in the second paragraph with:

The bauxite operations provide 25 per cent of the world’s bauxite needs from mines in Australia, Brazil, and Africa.
 * Please replace the second sentence in the second paragraph with:

The alumina operations then refines the bauxite into alumina at refineries located in Australia, Brazil and Canada.
 * Please replace the fourth sentence in the second paragraph with:

Finally, the Engineered Products unit processes aluminium into derivative products for speciality uses ranging from beverage containers to aerospace applications.[72]
 * Please delete the last sentence in the second paragraph, which refers to the “Engineered Products” unit:

Updates to “Coal and Uranium: Rio Tinto Energy” section Energy & Minerals
 * Please replace the section title “Coal and Uranium: Rio Tinto Energy” with:

Rio Tinto’s Energy & Minerals product group comprises mining, refining and marketing operations in 14 countries, across six sectors: borates, iron ore concentrate and pellets, salt, titanium dioxide and uranium. The Energy & Minerals group also includes the Jadar lithium-borate project in Serbia and the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea.
 * Please replace the first sentence in the paragraph with (note Rio Tinto completed the sale of its coal assets in August 2018)

Rio Tinto completed the sale of its coal assets in August 2018.
 * Please delete the entire second paragraph and replace with:


 * Please move the two paragraphs of existing text from under the “Industrial minerals: Rio Tinto Minerals” section to under the newly created “Energy and Minerals” section

Rio Tinto Minerals is a diverse business group with mining and processing interest in borates, salt, and gypsum.
 * Please delete the first sentence relating to “Rio Tinto Minerals”, as this has now been covered in the new first sentence provided above.Suggested deletion:


 * Please move the third paragraph from the “Iron products and titanium: Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium” section on the Wikipedia page to under the newly created “Energy & Minerals” section:

Titanium dioxide is mined at three locations in Canada, South Africa, and Madagascar, and refined at QIT-Fer et Titane's Canadian facilities.[82] Major subsidiaries include Richards Bay Minerals of South Africa and QIT Madagascar Minerals.[83] In 2008, Rio Tinto produced 1.524 million tonnes of titanium dioxide,[5] or approximately 27% of the estimated global production of 5.6 million tonnes.[84]

Suggested edits to the “Diamonds: Rio Tinto Diamonds” section:


 * Please move the “Rio Tinto Diamonds” section to under the newly created “Copper & Diamonds” section

Rio Tinto Diamonds operates two diamond mines: the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia (100% ownership), the Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada (60% ownership)
 * Please replace the first sentence in the first paragraph under “Rio Tinto Diamonds” with:

Together, these two mines produce 20% of the world's annual production of rough diamonds,[77] making Rio Tinto the world's third-largest producer of mined diamonds.[68]
 * Please update the second sentence in the first paragraph under “Rio Tinto Diamonds” to refer to two mines, not three:

In 2017, Rio Tinto gifted the Bunder diamond project in India to the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
 * Please replace the second paragraph under “Rio Tinto Diamonds” with the following:

Suggested edits to the “Iron products and titanium: Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium” section:

Iron ore
 * Please change the title of the section from “Iron products and titanium: Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium” to:

Suggest the following sentence is deleted, based on the above and referenced sources:
 * Please delete the first paragraph in the section – this sentence has confused Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) with Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore business. These are separate, and are part of two different product groups..

Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) oversees the company's iron and titanium production. RTIT generated a large portion of the company's revenues and earnings in 2008, accounting for 27% and 52%, respectively, of company-wide operating results.[7]


 * Please replace the second sentence in the first paragraph with: The company's major iron ore mines and development projects are located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.


 * Please delete the third sentence in the first paragraph as it’s not correct. RTIT is separate to Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore business. The Iron Ore Company of Canada is part of Rio Tinto’s Energy & Minerals product group and produces iron ore concentrate and iron ore pellets


 * Please replace the 4th sentence in the second paragraph with this (removes reference to HIsmelt) :

The company also runs smelting facilities for the production of iron and steel—limited in size in comparison to the massive amount of iron ore produced—at QIT-Fer et Titane in Canada [82].

In July 2018, Rio Tinto delivered its first iron ore by an autonomous train in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
 * Please add this sentence to the third paragraph:

Updates to Environment section:

Please add the following sentence: In September 2018, Rio Tinto announced it had signed a binding agreement to sell its entire interest in the Grasberg mine to Indonesia’s state mining company, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persaro) (Inalum).

Michelle at Rio Tinto (talk) 01:15, 2 November 2018 (UTC)

Hi Michelle. Thank you very much for improving the way the proposal was worded. I appreciate the effort. Unfortunately, there still remains three areas of the formatting which needs to be rectified. If you could reformat the remaining areas I've just mentioned I assure you that your request will be expedited. Thank you!  Spintendo   04:12, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) The citation style predominantly used by the Rio Tinto Group article appears to be Citation Style 1. However, the citation style used in your edit request consists of bare URL's. Any requested edit of yours which may be implemented will need to resemble the current style already in use in the article – in this case, CS1. Please format the references using that style. Please remember that duplicate citations ought to be reduced to one singular entry in the references.
 * 2) Many of the reference notes in your proposal appear out of place. For example, ref notes 10, 12 and 19 are placed in section headers, where they shouldn't be. Ref notes 24, 32, 15, and 16 also appear to be misplaced. Ref notes 20, 26, 27 and 32 appear to have been placed within directions, rather than proposed text.
 * 3) For reference documents encompassing multiple pages please include page number. You may do so by using the ' template. Enter the individual pages after each entry. For example, if you have page #123 that needs to be added, enter the template as '

Hi Spintendo, I've updated the first edit in the list above with new source formatting. Can you please confirm this formatting is correct before I continue with the remaining edits? I've used a CS1 template. I note it doesn't appear in the reference list. Appreciate any tips. Thanks, Michelle

Michelle at Rio Tinto (talk) 06:39, 6 November 2018 (UTC)


 * @Michelle at Rio Tinto – I have incorporated some of the proposed changes (but not all since I just didn't have time) and have done a strike-through to the ones I've made. The edit request had been marked as finished before your answer, but I have now reopened it. You can also see the many subdivisions that have their own article here, you might want to create an edit request so that those articles also get updated (and that their title gets updated). – Þjarkur (talk) 14:28, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
 * The article uses CS1 but I only see plain links here. Also the use of is not evident. I thank Þjarkur for their assistance, and I'll reiterate that I'd be happy to review the request if it were placed in the correct citation style with the page numbers delineated. I'm not prepared to carry out extensive rewrites of the article's citation style myself—including inserting that style along with the correct page numbers for each and every ref tag which appears in the article — a process which would take at least an hour. The COI editor — who is paid to edit the article — needs to perform this work themselves and then present it here so that it may be reviewed and placed into the article by a reviewer. Michelle has been informed of this requirement twice since October, now makes it three times. As I said earlier, when ready to proceed with the requested changes, kindly open a new edit request at your earliest convenience. Thank you.    Spintendo   22:07, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine

 * https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/26/rio-tinto-blasts-46000-year-old-aboriginal-site-to-expand-iron-ore-mine
 * https://www.smh.com.au/national/blast-destroys-one-of-country-s-oldest-known-aboriginal-heritage-sites-20200526-p54wmt.html
 * https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-26/rio-tinto-blast-destroys-area-with-ancient-aboriginal-heritage/12286652

John Cummings (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * According to the Australian Archaeological Association (AAA), which deplored the destruction, the company was within its legal rights. The AAA noted that the significant finds were made subsequent to the ruling that allowed for the destruction. There was no re-consideration. https://australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/news/loss-of-juukan-gorge-rockshelters-pilbara-region-western-australia/?platform=hootsuite&fbclid=IwAR2aGvyHOXXsJD66yP-2sOmvknN1MXrOa2hc_S-B2NhrUOFyosBaFnM857E Kdammers (talk) 10:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

question.
Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second largest metals and mining corporations

Isn't it a corporation? Not corporations? Canberranone (talk) 07:57, 28 May 2020 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 08:16, 28 May 2020 (UTC)

THIS needs to be in the Wiki article
Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised for blowing up 46,000-year-old Aboriginal caves in Western Australia dating back to the last Ice Age.

The Juukan Gorge caves, in the Pilbara region, were destroyed last Sunday as Rio Tinto expanded an iron ore project agreed with the authorities.

Many prehistoric artefacts have been found at the remote heritage site.

"We are sorry for the distress we have caused," said Chris Salisbury, the firm's iron ore chief executive. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-52869502 Peter K Burian (talk) 13:03, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Agree that it should be included. Dormskirk (talk) 13:17, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * It is already covered in the article so no need for repetition. Dormskirk (talk) 18:15, 1 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Didn't the CEO just resign over this? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 09:54, 11 September 2020 (UTC)

Juukan Gorge main coverage
I and others have been adding bits to this article, the section on Juukan Gorge in the Hammersley Ranges (the redirect target at the moment), and at Australian Aboriginal sacred site. As this incident and its ramifications are likely to continue for a while, I'm thinking that maybe it needs its own article where one main source of the detail can be maintained, with just a brief summary paragraph from each of the other articles. What do people think? Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:18, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * p.s. I've posted the same thing on all three talk pages, but am suggesting that discussion is probably best kept in one place - here, as there are other discussions with links there that could be useful. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 01:25, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
 * There is already quite a bit of material both here and at Hamersley Range. Is it not possible to build on the existing material in either or both these articles? The scandal has had a major impact on Rio Tinto and I would have concerns if the Juukan Gorge section in the Rio Tinto article was reduced to a small summary. That said I would not have a difficulty with a new article if it focuses on the geography and history of Juukan Gorge (which I agree could do with expansion). Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 09:04, 12 September 2020 (UTC)

Guardian: A year on from the Juukan Gorge destruction, Aboriginal sacred sites remain unprotected
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/24/a-year-on-from-the-juukan-gorge-destruction-aboriginal-sacred-sites-remain-unprotected John Cummings (talk) 00:22, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes - I suggest adding something to Australian Aboriginal sacred site from this article. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 02:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Driven by EV demand
Most of the lucrative mining projects are no longer in hydrocarbon extraction, as the world demands "clean" technologies, and thus lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earths, but also copper extraction is soaring. The definition of "green" is to be discussed, and the same discussion is going on in seminars and corporate meetings. We can't have everything, on the one hand, we dislike Serbia's affiliation with Russia and the "bad guys", on the other, we crave their lithium....This mine would not be built if Europe or America didn't demand it, call the faked protesters back, the media hype...Osterluzei (talk) 03:45, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Does Every Corporation Article on Wikipedia Have to be a Diatribe on The Evils of Capitalism?
Roughly 3400 words of this 8300 page article are criticism, including half the intro. Like other corporation articles on Wikipedia, it reads like a biography of Hillary Clinton written by Rush Limbaugh. The criticisms include meaningless remarks such as "Some academics have expressed concern...." (surely with 100,000 academics worldwide, this is a given. Is it notable?) and "Rio Tinto has been criticized by environmental groups..." (is there any natural resources company that hasn't been?) and ridiculously petty criticisms such as "Its has been widely reported that more can be done to improve the mental health of fly-in fly-out workers in the mining industry...".

Contrast this article with that on North Korea, widely considered to have one of the most oppressive governments in the world. This 13800 word article contains about 1500 words of criticism, the vast majority of which is caveated with phrases like "it has been alleged that..." and extensive quotes from people defending the government. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:9000:9100:1503:B1EE:1811:BEFC:A783 (talk) 14:56, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

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