Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian mining company founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mining complex on the Rio Tinto river in Spain. It operates today as a dual-listed company, Rio Tinto plc in London and Rio Tinto Limited in Australia, run as a single unified business, and is one of the largest mining companies in the world, a major global producer of iron ore, aluminum and copper alongside other minerals.
Facts
Company TypeBritish-Australian multinational mining company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersLondon, England, and Melbourne, Australia 1 Connections
Operates In
A major mining company; classified in the atlas mining-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, located there.
Sources
1. Rio Tinto Group (Wikipedia)
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multinational mining company headquartered in London, England, and Melbourne, Australia.
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founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1873|3|29}}
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