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    Rio Tinto produces iron ore for steel, aluminium for cars and smart phones, copper for wind turbines, diamonds that set the standard for responsible sourcing, titanium for household products, and borates for crops that feed the world.

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      In close and transparent collaboration with our partners, stakeholders and local communities, Rio Tinto will deliver on the promise of the Simandou project to international standards of operational health and safety, governance, social wellbeing, and environmental stewardship.

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        Mining and processing, by its very nature, can have disruptive impacts on the environment, including on local communities. At the same time, mining also delivers significant economic and social benefits to communities, including employment, local business development, tax and royalty streams, as well as education and health programmes. Our goal is always to maximise these benefits and minimise any disruptive impacts as much as possible.

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          Producing the materials the world needs means we have an impact on the environment. We work in remote locations and sensitive environments, where our activities have the potential to cause harm through pollution or land disturbance.

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            The Simandou project is imminently due to become the world’s largest greenfield mining project and the largest ever undertaken on the African continent. This once-in-a-generation megaproject will not only place Guinea on the world stage as a top global producer of high-quality, low impurity iron ore, it will also set a new benchmark for large scale project development throughout the region.

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            February 16, 2026

            Fatal incident at Simandou project

            Nzérékoré Region, Republic of Guinea — Rio Tinto is deeply saddened to confirm the death of an employee of a contracting company following an incident at the SimFer mine site in Guinea on Saturday 14 February. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon...

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            February 10, 2026

            Rio Tinto highlights progress at Simandou at Mining Indaba 2026

            Cape Town, South Africa – Chris Aitchison, Managing Director, Rio Tinto SimFer used Rio Tinto’s keynote speech at Invest in Mining Indaba 2026 to highlight the progress made on Simandou and the potential for the mining industry to learn positive lessons...

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            January 30, 2026

            Guinea clean cooking project to distribute more than 72,000 cookstoves by 2030

            A new clean cooking pilot project – Ecofoyer Guinée – is underway in Guinea, to provide more than 72,000 efficient cookstoves and sustainable cooking fuel to households in Conakry, Beyla, Forécariah and N’Zérékoré. The project aims to reduce the communities’...

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