World's fourth-largest mining giant opens $1.4 billion lithium plants in South America as it commits $6.7 billion to projects in Guinea and South Africa Copy
Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest publicly listed mining companies, has inaugurated two lithium plants worth $1.4 billion in Argentina, expanding its international operations alongside multibillion-dollar mining investments in Guinea and South Africa.
By Olamilekan OkebiorunSouth Africa
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- October 28, 2026
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