Rio Tinto sells Fortaleza nickel mine to Votorantim Metais (PDF, 60KB)
23 Dec 2003
Rio Tinto and Coal & Allied agree new management contract (PDF, 64KB)
16 Dec 2003
West Angelas expansion receives joint venture approval
10 Dec 2003
Coal & Allied earnings outlook for 2003
10 Dec 2003
Major Expansion of Hamersley Iron's Dampier Port and Yandicoogina Mine
04 Dec 2003
Managing Director, Rio Tinto Australia
14 Nov 2003
LIHIR gold limited capital raising
13 Nov 2003
LIHIR gold limited capital raising
12 Nov 2003
Rio Tinto chairman and chief executive (PDF, 76KB)
30 Oct 2003
Third Quarter 2003 Production Report
22 Oct 2003

Coal & Allied production report for the quarter ended 30 September 2003
22 Oct 2003

Appointment of Director
14 Oct 2003

Rio Tinto completes the sale of Kaltim Prima Coal
10 Oct 2003

Hamersley Iron ships first Yandi ore through Cape Lambert port
03 Oct 2003

Palabora Mining Company results of the rights offer and interest rate determination
17 Sep 2003

Rio Tinto Energy
02 Sep 2003

HIsmelt signs agreement for technology transfer into China
28 Aug 2003

Palabora Mining Company Rights Offer â?? finalisation information
08 Aug 2003

ERA welcomes ministerâ??s approval for Jabiluka long term care
01 Aug 2003

Half Year Results 2003 - US dollar and some weak markets undermine solid result
31 Jul 2003

Palabora Mining Company Rights Offer
29 Jul 2003

ERA half year results 2003
23 Jul 2003

Coal & Allied half year results 2003
22 Jul 2003

Rio Tinto and BP to sell Kaltim Prima Coal to PT Bumi Resources
21 Jul 2003

Rio Tinto disputes ATO tax assessments
16 Jul 2003

Comalco signs conditional agreement for PNG gas
08 Jul 2003

Coal & Allied earnings outlook and operating changes
26 Jun 2003

Kennecott announces layoffs
26 Jun 2003

Kennecott Utah Copper and unions reach labour agreement
24 Jun 2003

Escondida Norte
16 Jun 2003

Bond Issue priced
13 Jun 2003

Comalco signs landmark alumina deal
13 Jun 2003

The David Watt Prize 2003 - Winner announced
12 Jun 2003

Iron ore price settlement
21 May 2003

European Commission
14 May 2003

David Watt Prize 2003 - Shortlist announced
13 May 2003

Results of voting at 2003 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Limited
01 May 2003

Annual General Meeting
17 Apr 2003

Rio Tinto Plc - Results of voting at 2003 Annual General Meeting
17 Apr 2003

Rio Tinto Chairmanship
08 Apr 2003

Palabora underground production delays lead to additional finance requirements
27 Mar 2003

Rio Tinto completes the sale of Peak Gold and Alumbrera interest
19 Mar 2003

Rio Tinto board
10 Feb 2003

Rio Tinto achieves a creditable result and record cash flow
30 Jan 2003

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd Full year results 2002
29 Jan 2003

Coal & Allied delivers solid result with lower debt and strong operating cash flow
28 Jan 2003

Rio Tinto Board changes
28 Jan 2003

Palabora Mining Company Preliminary report for the year ended 31 December 2002
24 Jan 2003

Coal & Allied Production Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2002
22 Jan 2003

Rio Tinto intends to sell Peak Gold and Alumbrera interest

2002 - Media releases[top]

Rio Tinto announces Board changes04 Dec 2002 Investor Seminar14 Nov 2002 Minister launches Rio Tinto Foundation for a Sustainable Minerals Industry01 Nov 2002 Rio Tinto Limited Company Secretary27 Sep 2002 Rio Tinto wins inaugural Indigenous Employment Awards25 Sep 2002 Trusts formed to benefit Aboriginal communities24 Sep 2002 Rio Tinto increases stake in Coal & Allied17 Sep 2002 West Angelas mine formally opened27 Aug 2002 KPC finalises term and conditions05 Aug 2002 Comalco completes acquisition of stake in Boyne Smelters Limited01 Aug 2002 KPC offered 51 per cent shares to Government of Indonesia01 Aug 2002 Withdrawal of civil proceedings against KPC01 Aug 2002 Robe concludes long term supply contracts for West Angelas marra mamba iron ore31 Jul 2002 Sound result in difficult markets25 Jul 2002 Coal & Allied 2002 half year results24 Jul 2002 ERA Half year results 200224 Jul 2002 KPC agrees to extension of divestment offer timetable02 Jul 2002 Hamersley Iron formalises joint venture with Chinaâ??s Baosteel21 Jun 2002 Comalco increases stake in Boyne Smelters Limited06 Jun 2002 Iron Ore Price Settlement31 May 2002 Coal & Allied and CFMEU settle former employee retrenchment court actions31 May 2002 Coal & Allied completes sale of Moura29 May 2002 Bond Issue launched25 Apr 2002 Commercial-scale HIsmelt plant to be built in Western Australia24 Apr 2002 Results of voting at 2002 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited18 Apr 2002 Energy Resources of Australia Ltd appoints new Chairman15 Apr 2002 Euro Denominated Bond Issue12 Apr 2002 Moura Joint Venture Interest12 Apr 2002 Annual General Meeting11 Apr 2002 Results of voting at 2002 Annual General Meeting of Rio Tinto plc11 Apr 2002 Time for KPC divestment offer extended28 Mar 2002 Legal action against KPC puts divestment plans at risk25 Mar 2002 KPC agrees to make share offer21 Mar 2002 Coal & Allied to sell Moura Joint Venture interest14 Feb 2002 Strong result despite tough conditions31 Jan 2002 Rio Tinto 2001 annual results presentation30 Jan 2002 Coal & Allied benefits from acquisitions and integration29 Jan 2002 Rio Tinto's successful bid expands Jacobs Ranch coal reserves17 Jan 2002 Capper Pass Claims Review Scheme - Open to receive claims10 Jan 2002
2001 - Media releases[top]

Coal & Allied sells Ravensworth and Narama coal interests20 Dec 2001 Hamersley Iron forges joint venture with China's Baosteel20 Dec 2001 Rio Tinto Directors05 Dec 2001 Kennecott continues to cut costs27 Nov 2001 KPC Civil Suit27 Nov 2001 Investor Seminar23 Nov 2001 Construction of Comalco Alumina Refinery to commence26 Oct 2001 Coal & Allied Production Report for the Quarter Ended 30 September 200124 Oct 2001 ERA Quarterly Report to 30 September 2001 (unaudited)19 Oct 2001 Kaltim Prima Coal17 Oct 2001 Senior management changes12 Oct 2001 HIsmelt® project points to Kwinana05 Oct 2001 The Iron Ore Company of Canada announces suspension of construction at the Sept-Iles Pellet Plant28 Sep 2001 Rio Tinto Board changes26 Sep 2001 Comalco completes acquisition of stake in QAL05 Sep 2001 Rio Tintoâ??s Federation Gift of Fred Williamsâ?? Pilbara Series to National Gallery of Victoria20 Aug 2001 Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Limited Statement to Shareholders17 Aug 2001 Dampier Salt acquisition17 Aug 2001 Rio Tinto first half earnings up 24 per cent to US$841 million02 Aug 2001 Rio Tinto to acquire Australian talc mine01 Aug 2001 Rio Tinto boards31 Jul 2001 Rio Tinto Half Year Results Webcast30 Jul 2001 Lihir Gold Ltd Second Quarter Production and Exploration Report/ Financial Results to 30 June 200130 Jul 2001 Dampier Salt to buy Cargill's Australian salt assets20 Jul 2001 Palabora Mining Unaudited Group Results20 Jul 2001 Coal & Allied first half profit and outlook18 Jul 2001 Coal & Allied Production Report18 Jul 2001 Robe and Hamersley to share Pilbara rail infrastructure02 Jul 2001 Global Dollar benchmark bond issue20 Jun 2001 Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Australian talc mine26 Sep 2001 Conversion of Rio Tinto plc share warrants to bearer19 Jun 2001 Comalco moves to 38.6 per cent stake in QAL18 Jun 2001 A$425m Hail Creek Coking Coal Project goes ahead01 Jun 2001 Sale of Gold Project31 May 2001 Kennecott to curtail operations29 May 2001 New lease of life for Peak Gold29 May 2001 Completion of sale of North Forest Products29 May 2001 Western Australian Diamond Trust Compulsory Acquisition of Units at A$2.00 per unit09 May 2001 Rio Tinto Limited Annual General Meeting27 Apr 2001 Results of Voting at 2001 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Limited27 Apr 2001 Coal & Allied Industries Limited Annual General Meeting - Chairmanâ??s address24 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto acquires additional Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund units23 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto increases stake in Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund and closes Offer23 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto acquires additional Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund units20 Apr 2001 Iron Ore Company of Canada sales and production19 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto acquires additional Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund Units19 Apr 2001 Labrador Offer will not be extended19 Apr 2001 Completion of sale of Norzink Zinc smelter to Outokumpu17 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto plc Annual General Meeting12 Apr 2001 Results of voting at 2001 Annual General Meeting of Rio Tinto plc12 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto purchases stake in Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund and extends offer10 Apr 2001 Rio Tinto responds to the announcement by the Trustees of the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund06 Apr 2001 Labrador Offer: Notice of Variation and Extension30 Mar 2001 Unitholders of the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund to receive C$14.50 from enhanced Rio Tinto29 Mar 2001 Rio Tinto increases stake in Coal & Allied28 Mar 2001 Iron Ore Price Settlement26 Mar 2001 Agreement by Coal & Allied Industries to purchase 20 per cent interest in Warkworth Coal Mine21 Mar 2001 Rio Tinto sells North Forest Products to Gunns Limited19 Mar 2001 Capper Pass Claims Review Scheme â?? Details announced15 Mar 2001 Rio Tinto mails Offer for units of the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund09 Mar 2001 The Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund Bid Circulars09 Mar 2001 Update on the Rio Tinto offer to purchase outstanding units of the Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income02 Mar 2001 Senior executive appointments28 Feb 2001 Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Limited statement to shareholders26 Feb 2001 Rio Tinto earnings grow 18 per cent to US$1,507 million05 Feb 2001 Sale of Norzink zinc smelter to Outokumpu31 Jan 2001 Completion of purchase of Peabodyâ??s coal assets30 Jan 2001 Coal & Allied delivers another strong performance in 200029 Jan 2001 Half Yearly Profit, Production & Exploration Report to 31 December 2000 (unaudited)29 Jan 2001 Palabora Mining Preliminary report for the year ended 31 December 200029 Jan 2001 Lihir - Fourth Quarter Production and Exploration Report to 31 December 200026 Jan 2001 Northparkes Mines Lift 2 Project approved23 Jan 2001 Rio Tinto completes compulsory acquisition of Ashton22 Jan 2001
2000 - Media releases[top]


Peabody Group and Coal & Allied reach agreement on sale of Peabodyâ??s Australian subsidiaries27 Dec 2000 Rio Tinto Zimbabwe Limited21 Dec 2000 Diavik Project approved20 Dec 2000 Lemington Mine20 Dec 2000 Offer for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund15 Dec 2000 Robe River Joint Venture legal action14 Dec 2000 Rio Tinto â?? Takeover Bid for Ordinary Shares in Ashton Mining Limited14 Dec 2000 Rio Tinto achieves 94.7 per cent of Ashton28 Nov 2000 Escondida Phase IV expansion27 Nov 2000 Rio Tinto achieves 89.6 per cent interest in Ashton. Offer extended until Wednesday, 13 December 20027 Nov 2000 Retirement of Rio Tinto Director Gordon Sage24 Nov 2000 Coal & Allied and Esso jointly announce agreement for the sale and purchase of the Lemington Coal mi17 Nov 2000 Investor Seminar14 Nov 2000 Rio Tinto's shareholding in Ashton is now 50.36 per cent10 Nov 2000 Comalco and Metal Exchange Corporation announce partnership10 Nov 2000 Rio Tinto announces details of Ashton Offer terms10 Nov 2000 Rio Tinto acquires 49.82 per cent of Ashton and announces increase in its Offer06 Nov 2000 Rio Tinto Offer for Ashton declared unconditional27 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto's Offer for Ashton receives Belgian Competition Council approval20 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto's Offer for Ashton11 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto completes acquisition of North Limited10 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto's Offer for Ashton06 Oct 2000 Dispatch of Rio Tinto's offer for Ashton05 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto response to De Beers counter-bid for Ashton05 Oct 2000 Rio Tinto's Bid for Ashton receives Foreign Investment Review Board approval29 Sep 2000 Rio Tinto lodges Bidder's Statement for Ashton20 Sep 2000 Rio Tinto's offer for Ashton has no ACCC implications20 Sep 2000 Rio Tinto makes A$1.85 cash offer for Ashton with scrip alternative29 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto to issue compulsory acquisition notices for outstanding North shares18 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto's share holding in North at 54.2 per cent Offer extended11 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto confident that bid for North will succeed04 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto lifts North bid to A$4.75 and declares Offer unconditional03 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto Earnings up 33 Per Cent03 Aug 2000 Rio Tinto's bid for North receives European Commission approval02 Aug 2000 Lihir Gold Limited quarterly report to shareholders31 Jul 2000 Rio Tinto's bid for North receives Foreign Investment Review Board approval24 Jul 2000 Rio Tinto response to Anglo American's counter-bid for North21 Jul 2000 Strong first half performance for Coal & Allied20 Jul 2000 Rio Tinto's bid for North receives Canadian Competition Bureau approval19 Jul 2000 Rio Tinto's North cash offer open13 Jul 2000 Notice to London Stock Exchange11 Jul 2000 North's IOC announcement breaches bid conditions07 Jul 2000 Rio Tinto lodges Bidder's Statement for North28 Jun 2000 Mining and Metals Online Procurement Marketplace launches website28 Jun 2000 Rio Tinto takeover offer for North at A$3.80 per share23 Jun 2000 Off market share buy back19 Jun 2000 Shares purchased in the market for cancellation16 Jun 2000 Share buy back - Shares purchased in the market16 Jun 2000 Coal & Allied Industries special dividend15 Jun 2000 Hamersley receives approval to expand Yandicoogina to 20 Mtpa15 Jun 2000 Shares purchased in the market for cancellation15 Jun 2000 Share buy back - Shares purchased in the market15 Jun 2000 Rio Tinto acquires 49.82 per cent of Ashton and announces increase in its Offer11 Jun 2000 Rio Tinto offer for Comalco now closed and compulsory acquisition notices despatched05 Jun 2000 Rio Tinto to issue compulsory acquisition notices for outstanding Comalco shares02 Jun 2000 Rio Tinto achieves 94.73 per cent interest in Comalco01 Jun 2000 Results of voting at 2000 Annual General Meetings of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited24 May 2000 Rio Tinto achieves 91.89 per cent interest in Comalco - Offer extended until 5 June 200023 May 2000 Fourteen leading mining and metals companies form online global procurement marketplace15 May 2000 HIsmelt® moves closer to commercialisation11 May 2000 Rio Tinto plc Annual General Meeting10 May 2000 Results of voting at 2000 - Annual General Meeting of Rio Tinto plc10 May 2000 Rio Tinto declares Comalco offer unconditional09 May 2000 Rio Tinto says offer price for Comalco is final05 May 2000 Bougainville Copper Annual General Meeting04 May 2000 Chairman's Address - Comalco Annual General Meeting20 Apr 2000 Notice of Resolutions at Comalco's Annual General Meeting - Resolutions adopted20 Apr 2000 Independent expert's report in relation to Rio Tinto's offer for Comalco Limited20 Apr 2000 Hamersley Iron relinquishes Karijini National Park mining tenure14 Apr 2000 Rio Tinto Limited offer for Comalco12 Apr 2000 Comalco chooses Gladstone as site for alumina refinery feasibility study03 Apr 2000 Iron ore price settlement29 Mar 2000 Comalco efforts on environment pay off21 Mar 2000 Diavik Diamonds Project - land use permit10 Mar 2000 Diavik Diamonds Project - Environmental Agreement09 Mar 2000 World class performance wins contracts07 Mar 2000 The following was released to the Australian Stock Exchange by Rio Tinto Limited today28 Feb 2000 Rio Tinto offer for full ownership of Comalco24 Feb 2000 Rio Tinto Board changes22 Feb 2000 Coal & Allied 1999 Results16 Feb 2000 Share Allocation on merger by Scheme of Arrangement08 Feb 2000 Weipa Kaolin31 Jan 2000 Comalco Limited production report for the quarter ended 31 December 199925 Jan 2000 Diavik Diamonds Project