Rio Tinto's cumulative aluminium production in nine months of the year amounted to 2.43 million tonnes, up by 9 per cent Y-o-Y.
On the minerals front, the company's bauxite production clocked a rise of 3 per cent Q-o-Q and 2 per cent Y-o-Y to come in at 13.9 million tonnes, owing to a 6 per cent growth in shipments to third parties.
Steady operations at Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) refineries also led to a 3 per cent rise in Q3 alumina output.
Rio Tinto also mentioned in its quarterly report that its all-injury frequency rate improved from the previous year (0.39) to 0.36 in Q3 2023, in line with the prior quarter.
