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Rio Tinto PLC

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LSE:RIO (UK)   Ordinary Shares
£ 42.64 +0.19 (+0.45%) Jul 1
7.65
P/B:
1.58
Market Cap:
£ 69.28B ($ 94.44B)
Enterprise V:
£ 76.27B ($ 103.98B)
Volume:
2.65M
Avg Vol (2M):
3.03M
Trade In:
Volume:
2.65M
Avg Vol (2M):
3.03M

Business Description

Description
Rio Tinto is a global diversified miner. Iron ore is the dominant commodity, with significantly lesser contributions from copper, aluminum, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. The 1995 merger of RTZ and CRA, via a dual-listed structure, created the present-day company. The two operate as a single business entity, with shareholders in each company having equivalent economic and voting rights. Major assets included the Pilbara iron ore operations, a 30% stake in the Escondida copper mine, 66%-ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the Weipa and Gove bauxite mines in Australia, and six hydro-powered aluminum smelters in Canada.