Features
Naturescape at Kings Park
Rio Tinto Naturescape in Kings Park is our largest single community investment in Western Australia.
Northparkes tunnel boring trial to speed excavation
Rio Tinto is developing new shaft and tunnel boring systems that is expected to reduce the time it takes to build an underground mine by up to 40 per cent.
Landmark Pilbara programme celebrates Aboriginal students' achievements
Recently, we joined The Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation and other founding partners in Karratha to celebrate 15 years of creating positive opportunities and outcomes for hundreds of Aboriginal students.
Dampier Salt is achieving ecological sustainability by protecting migratory birds
In March 2012, Rio Tinto Dampier Salt's (DSL) then Managing Director Denise Goldsworthy agreed to participate as the first corporate member of the East Asia Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP).
Salt making process at Lake MacLeod
The saturated brine contained in Lake MacLeod is approximately 10 times saltier than seawater, eliminating the need for the concentration ponds normally required to evaporate water to reach "salting" point (sodium chloride saturation).
Just add colour
Colour has provided a challenge, ultimately a highly gratifying one, for Argyle almost since the first parcels of diamonds emerged.
Partnership delivers books for a brighter future
Research shows that a child's ability to learn is greater if they are read to from birth. Rio Tinto helps deliver books and reading activities to almost 90 per cent of new parents in Western Australia.
Reef Guardians chalk up wins for the environment
Each year, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) 'plants' $10,000 into local school environmental projects through its Reef Guardian Fund.
Indigenous employment reaches record levels at Weipa
Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa supports Native Title rights and undertakes its mining operations in consultation with the Traditional Owners of the region, ensuring that obligations established under Indigenous agreements can be met.
Yarwun refinery slices greenhouse emissions
Rio Tinto Alcan is investing in technology that is delivering a 26 per cent reduction in the greenhouse gas intensity of its Yarwun alumina refinery.