Rio Tinto has announced that Gel Aguaviva, a fitter aboard its RTM bulk carrier Zheng He, was reported missing on December 26, 2024 while the vessel was traveling from China to Western Australia.
A search and rescue operation, led by the Philippine Coast Guard, has been underway for seven days, with the collaboration of Rio Tinto, Anglo Eastern (manager of the vessel) and the relevant authorities.
Jakob Stausholm, Managing Director, expressed his support for Mr. Aguaviva's family, friends and colleagues, and thanked those involved for their efforts.
The vessel was in international waters near the Philippines at the time of the incident. Rio Tinto is cooperating fully with the authorities and is also conducting its own investigation.
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Rio Tinto plc is one of the world's leaders in mining research, prospecting and operating. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- iron ore (57.4%): 287.7 Mt produced in 2024;
- aluminum, alumina and bauxite (24.2%): 58.6 Mt bauxite, 7.3 Mt alumina and 3.3 Mt aluminum produced;
- copper (8.8%) : 624 Kt produced;
- industrial minerals (5%): titanium dioxide pigments (990 Kt produced), borates (504 Kt produced) and salts (5.8 Mt produced);
- gold (1.5%) : 282,000 ounces produced;
- diamonds (0.5%) : 2.8 million carats produced;
- other (2.6%): uranium, silver, zinc and molybdenum.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (0.3%), Europe (4.8%), China (57.4%), Japan (6.5%), Asia (6.9%), the United States (16.8%), Canada (2.9%), Australia (2%) and other (2.4%).
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