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Rio Tinto is a global leader in finding, mining andprocessing mineral resources. Our products help tofulfil vital consumer needs and improve livingstandards around the world.We employ 68,000 people across more than 40 countriesand are a leading producer of aluminium, copper,diamonds, coal, iron ore, uranium, gold and industrialminerals like borates, titanium dioxide and salt.We are committed to deliveringvalue at each stage of metaland mineral production. Ourbusinesses include open pitand underground mines, mills,refineries and smelters as wellas a number of research andservice facilities.The majority of our operationsare in Australia and NorthAmerica, but we also havebusinesses in South America,Europe, southern Africaand Asia.Wherever we operate,health and safety is our firstpriority. We put sustainabledevelopment at the heart ofall our Group businesses,working as closely as possiblewith host countries andcommunities and respectinglocal laws and customs.We are also determined tominimise the environmentaleffects of our activities andensure that local communitiesbenefit as much as possiblefrom our operations.Our values – accountability,respect, teamwork andintegrity – are expressedthrough our businessprinciples, policies andstandards and underpin theway we manage the economic,social and environmentaleffects of our operations andhow we govern our business.Our approach, coupled withour diverse portfolioof quality assets, positionsus to deliver superior returnsto our shareholders over timeand continue to grow on aglobal scale.

Contents02 Rio Tinto in Australia03 Our economic contribution04 Iron ore06 Diamonds and minerals07 Copper08 Energy10 Aluminium12 Technology and innovation14 Our people16 Our environment18 Our communities

Rio Tinto in Australia2012Rio Tinto in AustraliaRio Tinto has enriched Australian life for morethan 100 years – since the Consolidated Zinc Corporationwas founded in 1905 in Broken Hill, New South Wales.We first listed on the AustralianSecurities Exchange in 1962, andtoday more than 190,000 peoplecount themselves as shareholders.Australia is home to around halfof our global assets. We produceiron ore, coal, bauxite, alumina,aluminium, uranium, copper, gold,diamonds and salt from more than30 operating sites and processingplants around the country. We alsohave offices in Melbourne, Perthand Brisbane.We are committed to buildingsustainable and economicallyresilient communities and devotesignificant resources towardsachieving this every year.In 2011 we spent more thanA$70 million supporting more than1000 local community initiativesand programmes across Australia.Our Australian operations havepioneered technologies thatminimise our impact on theenvironment and improve safetyand working conditions. We areproud of this rich heritage and thesignificant contribution we maketo the lives of so many Australians.We hope to build on this for manyyears to come.37 4Rio Tinto operations in Australia14 5 8723336131224 61155KEYMines and mining projectsSmelters, refineries, power facilities andprocessing plants remote from minesPorts62

Our economic contributionRio Tinto contributes considerably to the Australianeconomy each year, through the employment, suppliercontracts, investments and profits our business generates.In 2011 alone, we paid close to A$6.9 billion in taxes tofederal and state governments.Australia has long been a keymarket for our company and we areproud of the significant contributionwe make to its economic prosperity.Since the year 2000, we haveinvested more than A$40 billionin Australia through capitalexpenditure and acquisitions.Despite ongoing volatility inthe global economy, we continueto invest in long term projects,with billions of dollars of projectseither under constructionor approved.These projects provide amuch-needed boost to regionalemployment and generatedemand for services and materialsfrom local and national suppliers.We directly employ more than20,000 people across Australia,and many more contractors.We are proud to be the largestprivate sector employer ofIndigenous Australians, whonow make up eight per centof our workforce.Naturally we work for the benefitof our shareholders, many of whominvest in us via their superannuationfunds, but we also work hard toensure the benefits of mining reachpeople in every corner of Australia.AluminiumEnergyIron ore1Rio Tinto AlcanWeipa bauxite mine and project1Coal operating sitesHail Creek Mine (82%)1Iron Ore operating sitesHIsmelt ® (60%)22345611Yarwun alumina refinery,Queensland Alumina Ltd (80%)Pacific AluminiumBoyne Smelters Ltd (59%)Gove bauxite mineGove alumina refineryTomago Aluminium (52%)Bell Bay aluminium smelterCopper and goldNorthparkes (80%)DiamondsArgyle2345267Kestrel Mine (80%)Blair Athol Mine (71.2%)Clermont (50.1%)Bengalla (40%)Hunter Valley Operations (80%)Mount Thorley (80%)Warkworth (55.6%)Coal ProjectsKestrel Mine Extension (80%)Mount Pleasant (80%)Uranium operating sitesEnergy Resources of Australia (68%)2 Mesa J (53%)Mesa A (53%)3 West Angelas (53%)Brockman No.2 & Brockman No.4Channar (60%)Eastern Range (54%)Hope Downs (50%)MarandooNammuldiTom PriceParaburdooYandicooginaPorts4 Dampier5 Cape LambertSalt operating sites6 Lake MacLeod (68%)7Dampier (68%)8Port Hedland (68%)3

Rio Tinto in AustraliaThe businesses2012Iron OreRio Tinto is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world,and most of our production is in Australia. Our operations inWestern Australia’s Pilbara region are fast becoming one of thelargest integrated mining projects in Australian history.Our Pilbara trains take theequivalent of eight returntrips to the moon each year.48In the Pilbara, our 14 mines, threeport terminals and 1400km railnetwork are integrated in a waythat allows us to respond rapidlyto changes in demand.We have significantly expandedour Western Australian operationsduring the past 10 years. Todayour Pilbara trains haul around630,000 tonnes of iron ore fromour mines to our ports eachday – travelling close to 6.5 millionkm a year; the equivalent to eightreturn trips to the moon.We propose to expand our Pilbarairon ore capacity by more than50 per cent during the next fewyears, to 353 million tonnesannually by 2015.Dampier SaltRio Tinto is the world’s largestsalt exporter. Our majority-ownedsubsidiary, Dampier Salt Limited,is part of our Iron Ore group.Dampier Salt produces more thansix million tonnes of salt a yearat three locations in WesternAustralia: Dampier, Port Hedlandand Lake MacLeod.The most abundant source ofsalt is the ocean, but it can alsobe produced from undergroundbrines or from solid salt geologicalformations. At our Dampier and PortHedland operations, salt is producedby evaporation of seawater usingenergy from the sun and assistedby the wind.At Lake MacLeod we produce saltfrom underground brines that are10 times more concentrated thanseawater. At Lake MacLeod we alsomine gypsum, which is commonlyused in plaster board.Rio Tinto MarineRio Tinto Marine transports about150 million tonnes of seabornecargo to markets around the worldevery year. Given the vast quantitiesof iron ore we export, Rio Tinto IronOre also oversees our marinedivision, which owns and chartersships to transport our products.Our shipping professionalsmanage all aspects of the supplychain, including vessel selection,operational safety, scheduling, portefficiency and cost management.

630,000tonnes of iron orehauled by our trainsevery day19,500hectares underevaporationacross our threesalt operations14mines150autonomoustrucks to be rolledout over the nextfour years1400kilometres ofrail networkDRIVING INNOVATIONWorld-first autonomous fleet improves health, safety and productivityRio Tinto is rolling out a fleetof 150 autonomous trucks atour Pilbara iron ore operations inWestern Australia. This is theworld’s first major deploymentof an autonomous truck fleet.The trucks follow pre-definedcourses, and GPS systems navigateautonomously from loading unitsto dump locations.The trucks were first trialledat our West Angelas mine inWestern Australia. They spent897 days in full production andshifted 57 million tonnes inapproximately 190,000 cycles.In total they travelled around570,000km resulting in zerosafety incidents.The trucks (the KomatsuAutonomous Haulage System)are a key part of our Mine ofthe Future programme, whichcreates mining technologiesfor greater efficiency, lowerproduction costs, andimproved health, safety andenvironmental performance.5

Rio Tinto in AustraliaThe businesses2012Diamonds and mineralsRio Tinto is one of the world’s leading producers of diamonds.We produce all sizes and qualities, and we are the largest producerof natural coloured diamonds.Argyle Diamond MineRio Tinto owns and operatesthe Argyle Diamond Mine in theremote east Kimberley regionof Western Australia. Sinceoperation began in 1983, wehave produced some 791 millioncarats of rough diamonds.Argyle diamond colours includewhites, champagnes, cognacs, greys,blues and greens. The mine alsoproduces more than 90 per cent ofthe world’s rare pink diamonds –our signature stone.Most of what is produced at ourArgyle Diamond Mine is sold asrough diamonds, except for therare pink diamonds, which are cutand polished in Western Australiaand then distributed into theinternational fine jewellery marketthrough our standalone diamondmarketing business.Australia’s biggest pink roughdiamond, the Argyle Pink Jubilee,was recently discovered at Argyle’sopen pit mine, The diamond is12.76 carats and was formed aroundtwo billion years ago.791million carats ofrough diamondsmined since operationbegan in 19831979year the Argylediamond minewas discoveredAustralia’s biggest roughpink diamond wasdiscovered at Argyle. Thediamond is 12.76 caratsand was formed aroundtwo billion years ago.6

CopperGlobally, Rio Tinto produces about 800,000 tonnes of copper eachyear, ranking it among the world’s top five producers.4370hectares ofland used forsustainablefarming trials600+employees atNorthparkes116,056tonnes copper/gold concentrateproduced fromNorthparkesin 2010Copper drives energy efficiencyand lowers carbon emissions;we passionately advocate thesustainable production and useof copper for the health of theplanet. Our Australian copper mine,Northparkes, is in central-westNew South Wales.NorthparkesMining began at Northparkes in1994, and today our mines and oreprocessing plant employ more than600 people, making us one of theregion’s largest employers.We produce high-grade, copper-goldconcentrates, which are shipped tosmelters in Japan, China and India.Northparkes was the first minein Australia to use the highlyefficient, block-cave miningmethod, which relies on gravityand natural rock stresses tofragment and recover the ore.We also undertake a rangeof innovative, sustainableland farming trials on the4370 hectares we own around themining operation and share theresults with neighbouring farms.We are involved in extensivelyrevegetating the area andare currently establishinga series of interconnectingwildlife corridors.A mine/mill expansion isnow on the agenda, since theapproval of a A$90 millionpre-feasibility study in 2010.The study, which will thoroughlyconsult the community, providesa major opportunity to grow ourcopper business.Breaking new groundNorthparkes tunnel boring trial toaccelerate excavationRio Tinto is developing new shaftand tunnel boring systems that willreduce underground excavationtimes by up to 40 per cent. We willtrial the new boring systems at ourNorthparkes copper and gold mine.This is the first trial of thistechnology anywhere in the worldand it will be conducted 600metres vertically underground,providing access to a 1.5km longore body.The new technology will improvesafety for employees working onour underground development,removing the need for explosivesand noxious fumes.Copper is 100%recyclable and nearly80% of the copperthat has been producedis still in use today.7

Rio Tinto in AustraliaThe businesses2012EnergyIn Australia our energy group holds world-class assetswhich produce coal and uranium for our customers worldwide.14percentagecontribution to globaluranium supply7coal minesin Australia3700local Australiansuppliers6000employeesOur Ranger uranium mine in theNorthern Territory, is one of onlythree mines in the world to producein excess of 100,000 tonnes ofuranium oxide. Rio Tinto’s uraniumis only sold for electricity generation.We follow strict security measuresto make sure our uranium is usedonly for peaceful purposes.We also invest heavily in researchand technology to ensure that coaland uranium are used sustainablyin the future.Rio Tinto Coal AustraliaRio Tinto Coal Australia is aleading developer and managerof world-class open cut andunderground coal operations.We manage four operations inQueensland: Blair Athol, Clermont,Kestrel and Hail Creek mines.We also have a majority stakein Coal & Allied, which owns theHunter Valley Operations, andpartially owns the Bengalla andMount Thorley Warkworth minesin the Hunter Valley region ofNew South Wales.Each year we produce around50 million tonnes of metallurgicaland thermal coal for export.We have a programme in placeacross our Australian coal operationsthat identifies opportunities toimprove our energy efficiency.Energy Resourcesof AustraliaWe hold a majority interestin Energy Resources of Australia(ERA), which owns and operatesthe Ranger uranium mine in theNorthern Territory.ERA is one of the world’s majoruranium producers. In 2011 itproduced 2641 tonnes of uranium.The uranium from Ranger generateselectricity in Japan, South Korea,China, Europe and North America.ERA also holds title to theJabiluka deposit. This world-classdeposit, also located in theNorthern Territory, is undera Long Term Care and MaintenanceAgreement and will not bedeveloped without the approvalof the Mirarr Traditional Owners.8We also support and share initiativesto reduce emissions from the use ofour product by our customers.

Around 40 per cent ofthe world’s electricityis generated by coal.Building a future with local communitiesThe Clermont Preferred Futuresprogramme, a partnershipbetween Isaac Regional Councilin Queensland and Rio Tinto CoalAustralia, has proven to be asuccessful model of engagementand community development.The programme has seen us helpthe Clermont community to mapout its vision for a sustainablefuture, leading to local communitygroups and organisationsdeveloping strategies to preparefor growth and development.An example of our successfulcollaboration has been theidentification and timelyrelease of residential andindustrial land to cater forthe growing community.In 2011, the programmereceived a high commendationat the Australian NationalAwards for EconomicDevelopment Excellence.9

Rio Tinto in AustraliaThe businesses2012AluminiumAluminium is one of the world’s most versatile metals, foundin everything from foil packaging, cans and bottle tops towindows, roofing and electrical wiring.21million tonnesof bauxite minedyearly at Weipa4million tonnes ofalumina producedat our Gladstonerefineries25per cent of ouremployees at Weipaare Indigenous87,000number ofQueensland homesbeing suppliedwith low emissionelectricity from ourgas-fired facilityRio Tinto Alcan is one of the world’slargest producers of bauxite,alumina and aluminium. We havebeen operating in Queensland sincethe mid-1950s when we developedbauxite deposits at Weipa, onQueensland’s western Cape YorkPeninsula. Our other assets inQueensland include the Yarwunalumina refinery, and an 80 percent interest in QueenslandAlumina Limited.We have two large capital projectsplanned or underway. The Yarwunalumina refinery expansion willmore than double production atthe refinery, taking output from1.4 million tonnes to 3.4 milliontonnes. The South of Embley Projectwould see bauxite mining extendedto an area south of our mining leasenear Weipa, with a staged increasein production of up to 50 milliondry-product tonnes a year.Some of Rio Tinto’s aluminiumbusinesses sit within PacificAluminium, and are being preparedfor divestment. These includeBoyne Smelters and NRG GladstonePower Station in Queensland, Govebauxite mine and alumina refineryin the Northern Territory, TomagoAluminium in New South Wales andBell Bay aluminium smelterin Tasmania.10

Pioneering energy efficient technologiesRio Tinto Alcan is investing in technology thatis delivering a 26 per cent reduction in thegreenhouse gas intensity of its Yarwun aluminarefinery in Queensland.The refinery’s gas-fired cogeneration power plantdelivers benefits to both our business and theenvironment by reducing the energy required to refinealumina. Recognising this, the cogeneration facilitywas announced one of Queensland’s most outstandingindustrial eco-efficiency improvements at the annualPremier’s ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards in 2011.Linked to a 160 megawatt electrical generator, thecogeneration facility converts natural gas energy viaa large turbine to produce steam and low emissionelectricity to power the refinery.Surplus electricity is provided to the Queenslandelectricity grid. Right now, more than 87,000 averageQueensland homes are being supplied with lowemission electricity produced by our gas-fired facility.Four tonnes of bauxiteproduces one tonne ofaluminium—enough tomanufacture 60,000beverage cans.rio tinto alcan OperationsOur Australian operations include:Weipa: An open-pit bauxite mine producing about 21million tonnes each year and employing about 1000 fulltimeworkers. The mining leases are on Aboriginal landand neighbour the communities of Aurukun, Mapoon,Napranum and Weipa.Yarwun: An alumina refinery and cogeneration plantproducing power for the alumina refinery operations.Yarwun produces about 1.4 million tonnes of aluminaeach year. It will increase to 3.4 million tonnes afterYarwun 2 becomes operational.Queensland Alumina Ltd: An alumina refineryproducing about 3.95 million tonnes of smelter-gradealumina each year.pacific aluminiumWe are also preparing some of our aluminiumbusinesses for divestment, including:Boyne Smelters: An aluminium smelter producingabout 560,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots, t-barsand billets each year.NRG Gladstone Power Station: A coal-firedpower station producing safe, reliable electricityto support production.Gove: A surface bauxite mine producing about eightmillion tonnes of bauxite a year with an aluminarefinery as well as a port and ship loading facilities.Tomago Aluminium: An aluminium smelterproducing more than 530,000 tonnes each year ofextrusion billets, rolling slabs, and aluminium ingots.Bell Bay: An aluminium smelter producing about180,000 tonnes each year of aluminium ingots,rolling slabs, T-bar and molten metal.11

Rio Tinto in Australia2012Technology and innovationWe believe we must innovate in order to maintain ourcompetitive edge in developing the mines of the future.We cannot rely on existing technologies, which meanswe must invest in new ways to deliver long-term,sustainable benefits.Rio Tinto is rolling out afleet of 150 autonomoustrucks at our Pilbarairon ore operations inWestern Australia.Our Mine of the Future programmeis introducing next-generationtechnologies that reduce costs,increase efficiency, and improvehealth, safety and environmentalperformance.We partner with world leadingexperts and academics, whocomplement our in-house expertise,to develop technologies to addressour future needs.Our Australian work is central toour technology goals and three ofour five long-term partnerships arein this country. With The Universityof Sydney, The University ofQueensland and Curtin Universityin Perth, we are doing cutting-edgeresearch in mine automation,drilling techniques and moreefficient methods of finding andseparating ore.Our Mine of the Future programmeis already providing new, safer, moreengaging and diverse employmentopportunities for our people. We nowmonitor a lot of our Pilbara iron oreoperations from a state-of-the-artOperations Centre in Perth, some1500 kilometres away.The centre, which employs 400people, allows us to monitor thewhole production chain – from pitto port – and has improved oursafety and efficiency.Trials of our new tunnel andshaft-boring systems could reduceunderground mine constructiontime by up to 40 per cent. We arealso developing an airborne devicethat can detect the small changesin gravitational forces that indicatepotential mineral deposits.12

We partner withuniversities aroundthe world to undertakecutting-edge researchin mine automation,drilling techniques andbetter ways of findingand extracting ore.1500distance inkilometresbetween our PerthOperations Centreand the Pilbara sitesit closely monitors57million tonnesof materialhauled by ourautonomous trucksduring the trial0safety incidentsreported duringtrials of ourautonomous trucks13

Rio Tinto in Australia2012Our peopleWe employ more than 20,000 people across Australia,from mining and smelting technicians to researchscientists and engineers.Ultimately, the safety and wellbeingof our employees is our top priority.Mining can be dangerous and we arealways working to reduce the risks.In addition to training and bestpractice, we use technologyto protect our workers. For example,our autonomous trucks reducephysical risks and stress.Diversity is also important to us.We are a global business and youwill find a vast spectrum ofbackgrounds and beliefs at Rio Tinto.We have an open and diverse cultureof opportunity, ensuring our peopleare rewarded with a workingenvironment in which they cango further in their careers.We are proud of our work withIndigenous Australians who makeup eight per cent of our workforce,and provide many opportunities toIndigenous communities throughour land use agreements.Our people work alongside someof the best experts in the industryand we support our people tolearn new skills and gain lifelongexperience as part of a successfuland dynamic organisation.8per cent of ourAustralian workforceis Indigenous20,000+employeesacross Australia14

A diamond standard in safetyArgyle Diamonds capped off the safest year in itshistory by winning two safety awards at the 2011Safety and Health Innovation Awards, hosted by theWestern Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy.The Western Australian mining industry stronglyendorsed our leadership in safety management bypresenting Argyle Diamonds with awards for itsWellness Programme and Contractor ManagementSystem, which has led to a zero-harm safety outcomefrom its contractor workforce – a company first.Employee inspires with hard workand courageLen Thong arrived in Australia as a three-year-oldorphan, after his parents were shot crossing the Thaiborder as Chinese-Vietnamese refugees.From age 14, Len supported himself financiallyand went on to complete a degree in MechatronicEngineering, and then a Masters in Finance, whileworking full time as an engineer.After university, Len joined Argyle Diamondsand rose through the company, spending timein London and Europe. He now supervises thegroup-wide implementation of new managementreporting applications.Len’s inspirational story was highlighted in theMinerals Council of Australia’s “This is our story”campaign.15

Rio Tinto in Australia2012Our environmentRio Tinto respects the environment and we strive to minimiseour impact on it. For more than 15 years we have worked hardto reduce our energy use and greenhouse emissions.Our energy efficiency targets areambitious and we have developedmany initiatives and technologies toreach those targets.Since the Energy EfficiencyOpportunities Act took effect inAustralia in 2006, we have identifiedmore than 535 energy savingsopportunities with potential savingsof 12 petajoules (the equivalentenergy to 409,450 tonnes of coal).Over half of these opportunities havealready been implemented and ourcommitment continues.Protecting biodiversity is a keypriority wherever we operate.We do everything we can tosupport the variety of life onearth, including animals, plantsand micro-organisms, their genesand their ecosystems.In Australia, where a lot of thecountry has suffered droughtfor the past decade, we keenlyfocus on water management.Our water strategy tackleswater-related business risks andencourages long-term thinkingabout water’s social, environmentaland economic impacts.310million dollarsinvested to ensurea sustainable watersupply for our ironore operations inWestern Australia’sarid Pilbara region535energy savingopportunitiesidentified with overhalf of these alreadyimplemented16

Conserving Weeli Wolli CreekRio Tinto is working with Traditional Owners in thePilbara region of Western Australia to reduce miningimpacts on the culturally significant Weeli WolliSprings and Creek system. Located near Hope Downsmine, parts of the creek and surrounding land aresubject to Native Title claims by the Nyiyaparli andMartu Indja Banyjima.Traditional Owners believe the spirit Yarduba, arainbow serpent that guards permanent waterholes,lives in the creek. The state’s Department ofEnvironment and Conservation has also listed thearea as a priority ecological community.In 2006, Rio Tinto met Traditional Owners andestablished the Weeli Wolli Creek Co-ManagementBoard. Every three months, the board and eldersmeet to monitor environmental impacts on the creek,and examine scientific findings.The result is a forum for shared learning andunderstanding: the traditional owners work toprotect their cultural heritage and we work to minesustainably. The board also helps tell the widercommunity about the traditional knowledge andvalues of the creek system.Weipa project to safeguardnew crab speciesRio Tinto Alcan has discovered a potentially newspecies of freshwater crab near Weipa on Queensland’sCape York Peninsula. We made the discovery duringenvironmental surveys that were carried out for ourSouth of Embley Project, which aims to extend bauxitemining on our existing lease near Weipa.Since discovering the eight-legged crustacean, wehave joined forces with experts from the QueenslandMuseum to conduct further studies to increase ourknowledge, and to ensure the appropriate safeguardsare in place for the crab species.Winda Winda Creek, where the crab was discovered,will also be protected from mining by anenvironmental buffer system that exceeds regulatoryrequirements.The discovery of the crab demonstrates how theenvironmental processes we undertake as part of anymining project can make a significant contribution tothe knowledge base of local environments.

Rio Tinto in Australia2012Our communitiesGood community relations are as necessary for our businesssuccess as the effective management of our operations. Thisbelief is at the heart of our overall approach to communities workand is why we aim to build good quality relationships with thepeople who live in the areas where we operate.With such a large presence inAustralia, our work with local andAboriginal communities in particular,plays a central role in our business.In 2011 we invested aroundA$70 million in initiatives thathelp to build sustainable andresilient communities acrossAustralia. These include projectsto improve education, health andwellbeing, and to support culturalheritage activities.We support ongoing regionaldevelopment in the communitiesin which we work, employinglocals, engaging local suppliersand creating commercialinfrastructure that lives on afterwe’ve finished mining.In particular, we work with localcommunities in planning ouroperations to ensure we protecttheir cultural heritage, and that thesocial and economic benefits ofour mining activities flow throughto future generations.300+million Australiandollars investedin communityinitiatives in thelast five years30,000number of childrenper year in WesternAustralia providedwith books via theBetter BeginningsFamily Literacyprogramme18

Books for a better futureRio Tinto helps deliver books and reading activitiesto almost 96 per cent of new parents in WesternAustralia – reaching 30,000 children annually.We partner with local governments and the StateLibrary of Western Australia to fund the BetterBeginnings Family Literacy programme.Since 2005, 150,000 families in Western Australiahave been reached by the programme.In 2011 schools and libraries helped distribute booksto more than 17,000 children, including children in 65remote Indigenous communities.Research by Edith Cowan University found theprogramme has had a positive impact on modifyingbehaviours and changing perceptions among children.Footy Means Business inRio Tinto-AFL partnershipThe Footy Means Business partnership betweenRio Tinto and the AFL is an innovative leadershipdevelopment programme that links young Indigenousmen with employment and education opportunities.The programme offers Indigenous men aged between18 and 24 a chance to gain exposure to elite AFLtraining and corporate networking opportunities tostrengthen their leadership and teamwork skills.AFL regional development officers, in collaborationwith our businesses, select around 50 participantseach year based on their football ability, localcommunity engagement and their potential to serveas role models. We then match them with a Rio Tintoor AFL mentor to help develop their skills.The programme is committed to helping participantsto enter the AFL Draft, full-time employment oraccredited training or education.The partnership strongly supports Rio Tinto’scommitment to Indigenous employment.

Careers at Rio TintoWith billions of dollars-worth of new projects underwayor ready to start across Australia, we’re looking for skilledpeople to help drive our growth.

To find out more aboutopportunities that could changeyour life visit jobs.riotinto.com.auor call 1300MINING

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