Exploration

Rio Tinto Exploration seeks to discover or identify mineral resources that will contribute to the growth of the Rio Tinto Group. The discovery of new resources is essential to replace deposits as they are mined, and to help meet the increasing global demand for minerals and metals. Minerals and metals contribute to improving our quality of life and are important to Australasia's economic development.

We have a strong portfolio of exploration projects and are always interested in discussing new exploration opportunities and joint ventures.

The Exploration group is organised into five geographically based teams in North America, South America, Australasia, Asia and Africa/Europe and a sixth project generation team that searches the world for new opportunities and provides specialised geological, geophysical and commercial expertise to the regional teams. The Asia team was formed in 2006, reflecting a significant expansion in exploration efforts in Russia, Mongolia and the Former Soviet Union.

For more information on Rio Tinto Exploration visit their website.