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Encyclopedia > Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto may refer to:

  • Rio Tinto (Paraíba), in Paraíba State, Brazil.
  • Río Tinto (river), a river in Spain.
  • Rio Tinto Group, a multinational mining company.
  • Rio Tinto (Gondomar), a civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal.
  • Rio Tinto (Esposende), a parish in the municipality of Esposende, Portugal
  • S.C. Rio Tinto, Portuguese football club

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Rio Tinto (936 words)
Rio Tinto encourages strong local identities and has a devolved management philosophy, entrusting responsibility with accountability to the workplace.
Rio Tinto is also a significant energy producer, providing low-sulphur steam coal to power stations that supply homes, businesses and industries in the US, Australia and elsewhere, and metallurgical coking coal to iron and steel mills in Asia and Europe.
Rio Tinto is the world's second largest producer of iron ore. We produced more than 50 million tons of iron ore a year before acquiring the iron ore assets of North Limited of Australia in 2000.
Rio Tinto (1114 words)
Rio Tinto also holds the Kintyre uranium lease in Rudall River National Park in Western Australia, on 'Care and Maintenance' owing to the uncertain political and economic circumstances in the industry.
Rio Tinto survives and prospers because it is a corporation with financial and political influence.
Rio Tinto is now facing major legal liability from ex-workers, their families and their communities for cancer risk exposure and other major health and environmental problems.
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