The company has taken a step closer to the construction of the Carmichael coal mine in Australia after winning federal approval for its groundwater management plan.
Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months.
The Gobi desert copper deposit promises to become one of Rio Tinto’s most lucrative properties, but it has been subject to repeated challenges from politician.