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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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Simandou project
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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Environment
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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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’...

January 15, 2026

Rio Tinto celebrates Second Chance Education and Vocational Training Program for Women in Guinea

Forecariah, Republic of Guinea – Rio Tinto today held the closing ceremony for the ‘Second Chance Education and Vocational Training Program for Women in Guinea’ at Forecariah Youth Center, with the Prefect of Forécariah and several local stakeholders in attendance....

January 9, 2026

SimFer announces the launch of the first transshipment vessel

Yangzhou, Chine – The SimFer joint venture has today announced the successful launch of its first transshipment shuttle vessel (TSV), designed for the shallow-water transshipment of iron ore from wharf to ship, at the Chengxi Shipyard. SimFer, the joint venture...

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

Rio Tinto celebrates Second Chance Education and Vocational Training Program for Women in Guinea

SimFer announces the launch of the first transshipment vessel

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