Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) is a global mining and metals company. Its focus is on finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources.
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational metals and mining corporation with headquarters in London, United Kingdom, and a management office in Melbourne, Australia. The company was founded in 1873. Since then, the company has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions to place itself among the world leaders in the production of many commodities, including aluminium, iron ore, copper, uranium, coal, and diamonds.
Rio Tinto is a dual-listed company traded on both the London Stock Exchange where it is a component of the FTSE 100 Index, and the Australian Securities Exchange where it is a component of the S&P/ASX 200 index.
