Rio Tinto looking at ’gaining’ further lithium and copper assets if ’opportunity is there’

Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm says the company has major “organic growth” in copper and lithium. Global mining group Rio Tinto is eyeing an expansion to develop more copper and lithium assets. “The major growth, organic growth that Rio has is in copper and is in lithium,” Mr Stausholm told Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. “Right now, we are ramping up the world’s fourth largest copper mine in Mongolia. “And we will be producing fresh lithium from our newly developed mine in Argentina. “So, we already have organic growth, but yes, if the opportunity is there we will look at gaining further assets.”