News
02 March 2026

Rio Tinto restarts $473m South Africa mineral sands project

In:
Metals and Mining
Region:
Middle East & Africa

Rio Tinto has approved the restart of Richards Bay Minerals’ $473 million Zulti South project in South Africa, six years after halting the venture due to community unrest.Richards Bay Minerals, 74%-owned by Rio Tinto, mines the mineral-rich sands of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province,...

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