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%).