Rio Tinto Company's profile

Fortune 500 2006, Rio Tinto is a leader in finding, mining and processing the earth’s mineral resources. The Group’s worldwide operations supply essential minerals and metals that help to meet global needs and contribute to improvements in living standards.

Rio Tinto Group headquarters are in London. The Australian representative office of the Rio Tinto Group is in Melbourne. The Group is dual listing in UK and Australia.

Major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide, salt and talc), and iron ore. The Group’s activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.

The Group has 3 Representative Offices registered in China (Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou); one exploration joint venture company registered in Gansu Province, a trading company in Shanghai, and QMP registered a wholly owned foreign enterprise in China to manufacture metal powders in an industrial site in Suzhou, Jiangsu province as well.

Wherever Rio Tinto operates, the health and safety of our employees is our first priority. We seek to contribute to sustainable development.