Rio Tinto in Australia - PageSuite

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.