# Rio Tinto: company

Canonical ID: `aaef0e77-66b9-4293-94cc-f2cfa1307ce6`

## Key facts

- **Founded:** 1873, London, UK / Melbourne, Australia
- **CEO:** Jakob Stausholm (2021-)
- **Product:** Iron ore, aluminum, copper, lithium mining; operating 1,500+ km of autonomous rail network (AutoHaul)
- **Public:** LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO; NYSE: RIO
- **Robotics:** AutoHaul - world's first fully autonomous heavy-haul railway; 240+ autonomous mining trucks; drone fleet for survey
- **Patents:** Autonomous haul truck systems, AutoHaul rail automation, drone survey systems, mining process automation

- **Slug:** rio-tinto

## Models

- [Rio Flagship](/models/rio-tinto-flagship.md) (robot) (id: `2ce4d858-4a01-44e5-b61d-f63c905d4a3a`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Jakob Stausholm](/people/jakob-stausholm.md) ceo (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Sources (2)

1. https://www.riotinto.com/
2. https://www.riotinto.com/news/releases/2024/Rio_Tinto_expands_autonomous_haulage_fleet

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