Rio Tinto is a British-Australian multinational mining and metals corporation. In 2023, Rio Tinto employed 57,174 people in total worldwide.
Rio Tinto background
Headquartered in London, Rio Tinto was founded in 1873 after a group of investors bought a mine complex called Rio Tinto in Huelva, Spain. This was purchased from the Spanish government, but the company has since grown through acquisitions of other companies such as Consolidated Zinc. Operating in 35 countries, Rio Tinto is one of the leading mining companies in the aluminum, copper, diamond, gold, industrial mineral, iron ore, and uranium industries worldwide. In 2022, Rio Tinto’s total revenue reached approximately 55.56 billion U.S. dollars. That year, most of their revenue came from their iron ore segment.
Rio Tinto operations
Rio Tinto focuses on producing raw materials, which includes copper, iron ore, diamonds, aluminum, and uranium. In 2021, Rio Tinto produced significantly more aluminum than copper, although copper was one of Rio Tinto’s main products at the time of the company's founding in Spain. Their diamond production has fluctuated considerably, most recently reaching a low of 3.8 million carats in 2021.
Number of employees at Rio Tinto from 2010 to 2023
(in thousands)
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Rio Tinto Group. (February 28, 2024). Number of employees at Rio Tinto from 2010 to 2023 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272483/rio-tinto-number-of-employees-since-2006/
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