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India’s Rosy Blue May Source Rough Diamonds from Rio Tinto

Rosy Blue, the only diamond manufacturer operating in India’s Madhya Pradesh region, may begin sourcing rough diamonds from Rio Tinto rather than from De Beers

SMELTING: First AP60 cell delivered to Rio Tinto Alcan | Canadian Mining Journal

QUEBEC – Rio Tinto Alcan of Montreal says the first AP60 cell has arrived at the Arvida AP60 Technology Centre in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. The company believes the AP60 technology will become an aluminum industry benchmark due to its low...

Diamonds.net - Rio Tinto Diamond Sales +7%, Earnings Slump

Rio Tinto reported that its diamond sales rose 7 percent year on year to $727 million in 2011. The increase came as rough prices improved 24 percent during the year despite some softening towards the end of the year, thus compensating for the decline in Rio Tinto’s annual production. Rio...

Rio Tinto Diamonds Announces Winners of Global Design Competition - JCK

Rio Tinto Diamonds announced the winners of its global design competition, awarded by a panel of eight judges from the fashion and jewelry industries.

Rio's Albanese 'realistic' about Africa

CEO of the $127bn mining group says it serves to be realistic about where it can invest and that resource nationalism will be a challenge for 'years to come'.

Robert Redford’s Letter In Opposition To Rio Tinto’s Proposed Bristol Bay | Fair Jewellery Action

Publisher’s note: This letter was sent as part of a NRDC campaign. You can sign the petition off a link. Rio Tinto is a Founding Member of the

ABORIGINAL RELATIONS: PTI and Driftpile Cree form alliance; Rio Tinto returns land to Cheslatta |

ALBERTA and BRITISH COLUMBIA - There is more to being a good corporate neighbour than owning a mine. Now suppliers and long-time landowners are practicing corporate social responsibility. Here are two examples.

Rio Tinto’s Diamond Production Down 15% in 2011

Rio Tinto produced 13.8 million carats of diamonds in 2011, a 15% decline as compared to 2010. The company pinned the shrinking production on maintenance shutdo

Diamonds.net - Diavik Production Expected to Rise in 2012

Production at the Diavik mine in Canada is expected to rise significantly in 2012 after the operation missed its targets last year. Production at Diavik rose 3 percent to 6.7 million carats in 2011 and is expected to increase to 8.3 million carats in 2012, reported Harry Winston, which owns...

Rio Tinto Diamonds’ Indian Manager is Special Guest at Jaipur Expo

Vikram Merchant, manager of the Indian office of Rio Tinto Diamonds, was a special guest at the Jaipur Jewellery Show (JJS), which opened Friday, the Times of I

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