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'''Rio Tinto''' is one of the world's largest mining companies. It is a dual listed company registered in both the United Kingom and Australia.  
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'''Rio Tinto''' (formerly [[Rio Tinto Zinc]]) is one of the world's largest mining companies. It is a dual listed company registered in both the United Kingom and Australia.  
  
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Rio Tinto has a 70% share in [[Zar Kuh Mining]] Company.
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Access Rio Tinto's corporate rap sheet compiled and written by ''Good Jobs First'' [http://www.corp-research.org/rio-tinto here].
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They are working in partnership with the [[Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining]]. <ref>[http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=85248 Research Partnerships], Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, accessed September 17, 2008.</ref>
 
  
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*[[Phillip Strachan]], Chief Financial Officer
 
  
 
==Case Studies==
 
==Case Studies==
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*[[Rio Tinto's uranium mining interests]]
 
*[[Rio Tinto's uranium mining interests]]
 
*[[Rio Tinto's coal interests]]
 
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*[[Rio Tinto's Mine of the Future project]]
  
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==Directors==
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==Mining interests==
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Accessed March 2008:
 
  
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''Chairman and executive directors'' <ref>[http://www.riotinto.com/investors/216_board.asp Chairman and executive directors], Rio Tinto, accessed March 7, 2008.</ref>
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===Coal Mines===
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*[[Paul Skinner]] - Chairman, London
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In October 2010, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh officially opened the $1.3 billion [[Clermont coal mine]] in Central Queensland. Rio Tinto's new thermal coal mine near is expected to increase production to 12 million tonnes of coal a year by 2013. The mine is already operating on a lower output after construction began two years ago, and a mine life of 17 years is expected.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201010/s3040961.htm "Rio Tinto coal mine officially opened"] ABC Rural, Oct. 18, 2010.</ref>
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Rio Tinto has a 70% share in [[Zar Kuh Mining]] Company.
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==Personnel==
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===Directors===
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Accessed June 2009:
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''Chairman and executive directors'' <ref>[http://www.riotinto.com/investors/216_board.asp Chairman and executive directors], Rio Tinto, accessed June 1, 2009.</ref>
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*[[Jan du Plessis]] - Chairman
 
*[[Tom Albanese]] - Chief executive, London
 
*[[Tom Albanese]] - Chief executive, London
 
*[[Guy Elliott]] - Finance director, London
 
*[[Guy Elliott]] - Finance director, London
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*[[Dick Evans (Australia)]] - Executive director & Chief executive, Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal
 
  
 
''Non executive directors'' <ref>[http://www.riotinto.com/whoweare/308_non_executive_directors.asp Non executive directors], Rio Tinto, accessed March 7, 2008.</ref>
 
''Non executive directors'' <ref>[http://www.riotinto.com/whoweare/308_non_executive_directors.asp Non executive directors], Rio Tinto, accessed March 7, 2008.</ref>
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*[[Lord Kerr of Kinlochard]]
 
*[[Lord Kerr of Kinlochard]]
 
*[[David Mayhew]]
 
*[[David Mayhew]]
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*[[Richard Sykes]]
 
 
*[[Paul Tellier]]
 
*[[Paul Tellier]]
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===Executive committee===
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Accessed June 2009: <ref>[http://www.riotinto.com/whoweare/product_group_chief_executives.asp Executive committee], Rio Tinto, accessed June 1, 2009.</ref>
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*[[Grant Thorne]] - Group executive Technology and Innovation
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*[[Hugo Bague]] - Group executive People and Organisation
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*[[Debra Valentine]] - Group executive Legal and External Affairs
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*[[Preston Chiaro]] - Chief executive Energy, London
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*[[Bret Clayton]] - Chief executive Copper, London
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*[[Sam Walsh]] - Chief executive Iron Ore, Perth
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*[[Jacynthe Cote]] - Chief executive Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal
  
 
===Other Personnel===
 
===Other Personnel===
 
*[[Stephen Crease]] is the Managing Director of Rio Tinto Australia.  
 
*[[Stephen Crease]] is the Managing Director of Rio Tinto Australia.  
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*[[Phillip Strachan]], Chief Financial Officer
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==Other affiliations==
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* Rio Tinto are working in partnership with the [[Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining]]. <ref>[http://www.csrm.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=85248 Research Partnerships], Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, accessed September 17, 2008.</ref>
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* Member, [[Ash Development Association of Australia]], a lobby group promoting the use of ash from coal-fired power stations in building materials and other uses.<ref>Ash Development Association of Australia, [http://www.adaa.asn.au/membership.htm "Membership"], Ash Development Association of Australia website, accessed June 2011.</ref>
  
 
==Contact details==
 
==Contact details==
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==Resources and articles==
 
==Resources and articles==
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===Critical Resources===
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*Richard West, ''River of Tears: The Rise of the Rio Tinto-Zinc Mining Corporation'' ([[Earth Island Ltd]], 1972).
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*[[Roger Moody]], ''PLUNDER!: The Story of Rio Tinto Zinc'' ([[Partizans]], 1992).
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*ICEM, "[http://www.cfmeu.com.au/storage/documents/rio/RT_BTF.pdf Rio Tinto - Behind the Facade]", ICEM, May 1999.
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*Anna Pha, "[http://www.cpa.org.au/amrarch/42athcpa.html Contribution by the Communist Party of Australia]", Central Committee Secretariat, Communist Party of Australia; International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties, Athens, June 23-25, 2000.
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*Sue Boland, "[http://www.greenleft.org.au/2000/419/22857 Rio Tinto: founded on blood]", ''Green Left Weekly'', September 6, 2000.
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*Danny Kennedy, "[http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=1520 Rio Tinto: Global Compact Violator - PT Kelian: A Case Study of Global Operations]", ''[[Project Underground]]'', July 13, 2001.
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*[[Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia]] (WALHI), ''Undermining Indonesia: Adverse social and environmental impacts of Rio Tinto's mining operations in Indonesia'' (WALHI, Jakarta, Indonesia, 2003).
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*[[Jane Perlez]] and [[Raymond Bonner]], "[http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=989 Freeport-Rio Tinto: Gold's other price]", ''New York Times'', December 28, 2005.
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*Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI), ''The Environmental Impacts of Freeport-Rio Tinto's Copper and Gold Mining Operation in Papua'' (WALHI, Jakarta. 2006).
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*"[http://www.wri-irg.org/node/362 War Profiteer of the Month: Rio Tinto Alcan]", ''[[War Resisters International]]'', December 1, 2007.
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*"[http://www.waronwant.org/news/press-releases/16338-rio-tinto-axe-sparks-divestment-call Rio Tinto axe sparks divestment call]", ''War on Want'', September 10, 2008.
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*[[Gabriel Caplett]], “Rio Tinto: Investing in Instability,” Northwoods Wilderness Recovery, March 2008.
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*Michael Barker, "[http://www.swans.com/library/art15/barker22.html Dreams of Social Responsibility: Rio Tinto, Capitalism, and Indigenous Rights]", ''Swans Commentary'', June 15, 2009.
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*[http://www.cfmeu.com.au/storage/documents/rio/index.html CFMEU Rio Tinto Campaign Page]
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===Critical Films===
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*[[David Bradbury]],  “Jabiluka” (1997).
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===Related Sourcewatch articles===
 
===Related Sourcewatch articles===
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*[[Coal companies statements on climate change science]]
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*[[People against Rio Tinto and its Subsidiaries]]
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*[[Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund]] and the [[Rio Tinto WA Future Fund]]
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*[[Kennecott Minerals]]
 
*[[Global Compact]]
 
*[[Global Compact]]
 
*[[Hydrogen Energy]]
 
*[[Hydrogen Energy]]
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*[[Corporate market share of global coal export trade]]
 
*[[Corporate market share of global coal export trade]]
 
*[[Kalahari Minerals]]
 
*[[Kalahari Minerals]]
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*[[Argyle Diamonds]]
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*[[Paul Skinner]] - former chair
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*[[Dick Evans (Australia)]] - Executive director & Chief executive, [[Rio Tinto Alcan]], Montreal
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*[[Richard Sykes]], [[Sir Martin Jacomb]], [[Lord Tugendhat ]],  - former board members
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*[[Energy Resources of Australia]]
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*[[Charlie Lenegan]]
  
 
===References===
 
===References===

Latest revision as of 22:56, 30 October 2015

{{#badges:CoalSwarm}} Rio Tinto (formerly Rio Tinto Zinc) is one of the world's largest mining companies. It is a dual listed company registered in both the United Kingom and Australia.

Access Rio Tinto's corporate rap sheet compiled and written by Good Jobs First here.


Case Studies

Mining interests

Coal Mines

In October 2010, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh officially opened the $1.3 billion Clermont coal mine in Central Queensland. Rio Tinto's new thermal coal mine near is expected to increase production to 12 million tonnes of coal a year by 2013. The mine is already operating on a lower output after construction began two years ago, and a mine life of 17 years is expected.[1]

Rio Tinto has a 70% share in Zar Kuh Mining Company.

Personnel

Directors

Accessed June 2009:

Chairman and executive directors [2]

Non executive directors [3]

Executive committee

Accessed June 2009: [4]

Other Personnel

Other affiliations

Contact details

Rio Tinto plc
6 St James's Square
London SW1Y 4LD
United Kingdom
t: +44 (0) 20 7930 2399

Rio Tinto Limited
55 Collins Street
Melbourne 3001
Australia
t: +61 (0) 3 9283 3333
Web:http://www.riotinto.com

Resources and articles

Critical Resources

Critical Films

Related Sourcewatch articles

References

  1. ↑ "Rio Tinto coal mine officially opened" ABC Rural, Oct. 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ Chairman and executive directors, Rio Tinto, accessed June 1, 2009.
  3. ↑ Non executive directors, Rio Tinto, accessed March 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ Executive committee, Rio Tinto, accessed June 1, 2009.
  5. ↑ Research Partnerships, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, accessed September 17, 2008.
  6. ↑ Ash Development Association of Australia, "Membership", Ash Development Association of Australia website, accessed June 2011.

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