Resolution Copper
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Resolution Copper is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto and BHP formed to develop and operate an underground copper mine near Superior, Arizona, US. The project targets a deep-seated porphyry copper d
Aerial view of part of the Resolution Copper Project, the town of Superior and Queen Creek Canyon. US-60E goes up the Canyon (right), and the Resolution exploration shaft and facilities are at the canyon's south rim, at right center (white). Oak Flat campground is beyond the Resolution facilities.
Rio Tinto (corporation)
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Rio Tinto Group is a British–Australian multinational mining company headquartered in London, England, and Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1873 when a group of British investors purchased a mi
Resolution Copper
…Resolution Copper (RCM) is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto and BHP formed to develop and operate an underground copper mine near Superior, Arizona, US. The project targets a deep-seated porphyry copper deposit…
Rio Tinto headquarters in Melbourne, Australia
The company's name comes from the Río Tinto in south-western Spain.
Hugh Matheson led the purchase of the Rio Tinto mines from Spain, and was the company's first president.
The open-pit Corta Atalaya mine was part of Rio Tinto's original operations in Spain.