Rio Tinto plc

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.riotinto.com
Employees: 67,930
Employee growth: (11.7%)

You aren't seeing double. Rio Tinto plc, one of the world's largest mining operations (along with BHP Billiton and Vale), is the British half of dual-listed companies. Its Australian counterpart is Rio Tinto Limited, with headquarters in Melbourne. Rio Tinto explores for a variety of commodities: bauxite, coal, copper, diamonds, gold, iron ore, minerals (borates and titanium dioxide), nickel, and potash. Iron ore makes up about 44% of the group's sales. The company also produces aluminum through its Rio Tinto Alcan unit. Rio Tinto may sell its diamond business. For more information, see Hoover's Rio Tinto Limited profile.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2011:
Sales: $60,537.0M
One year growth: 7.0%
Net income: $5,826.0M
Income growth: (59.3%)

Officers:
Chairman: Jan P. du Plessis
Chief Executive and Director: Tom Albanese
CFO and Director: Guy Elliott

Competitors:
Anglo American
BHP Billiton
Vale