Rio Tinto8 Nov 2024Up close with the 300 tonne driverless trucksBig mining firms are switching to driverless trucks and other autonomous equipment.8 Nov 202424 Jan 2024Six dead in northwest Canada plane crashOfficials say the aircraft was carrying workers to a Rio Tinto diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.24 Jan 2024US & Canada1 Feb 2023How a tiny radioactive capsule was found in the outbackAustralian experts joined forces and methodically tracked down the hazardous pea-sized device.1 Feb 2023Australia1 Feb 2023Missing radioactive capsule found in AustraliaEmergency services "literally found the needle in the haystack", authorities have said.1 Feb 2023Australia30 Jan 2023Mining giant sorry for losing radioactive capsuleRio Tinto says the tiny object went missing while being transported 1,400km across Western Australia.30 Jan 2023Business1 Feb 2022Rio Tinto says 21 women reported sexual assaultsA report by the mining giant finds sexual assault, racism and bullying systemic in its Australia operations.1 Feb 2022Australia21 Jan 2022Serbia scraps plans for Rio Tinto lithium mineThe country cancels the mining licence for the Anglo-Australian firm's controversial $2.4bn project.21 Jan 2022Europe7 May 2021Rio Tinto investors in pay revolt over sacred caveShareholders voted against outgoing boss's $10m bonus after sacred Aboriginal shelters were destroyed.7 May 2021Business3 Mar 2021Rio Tinto chief to step down over cave destructionThe 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters were destroyed to make way for an iron ore mine last year.3 Mar 2021Business