Tag Archives: Rio Tinto

World’s biggest mining project to start after 27 years of setbacks and scandals (FT)

Rio Tinto hopes $20bn Guinea iron ore, rail and port plan will pave way for ‘new era’ of mining. The world’s biggest mining project, a $20bn iron ore, rail and port development in a remote corner of west Africa, is expected to start this year after a 27-year wait beset by setbacks, scandals and several […]
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New GIBS case study: When foreign direct investment is threatened: Rio Tinto and Richards Bay Minerals By Amy Fisher Moore and Marianne Matthee

On 29 June 2021, global mining company Rio Tinto (Rio) announced force majeure [1], which temporarily terminated customer contracts associated with their sole South African business, Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) based in the province KwaZulu Natal [2]. RBM was a joint venture between Rio Tinto and Blue Horizon [3], a consortium of investors, also including […]
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