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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: Rio Tinto
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol LSE: RIO)
Headquartered in: United Kingdom
Major Industry: mining and minerals
Specific Industry: mining
Penalty total since 2000: $39,873,865
Number of records: 124
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environment-related offenses | $20,652,775 | 15 |
| competition-related offenses | $15,000,000 | 1 |
| employment-related offenses | $3,086,899 | 8 |
| safety-related offenses | $1,134,191 | 100 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environmental violation | $20,652,775 | 15 |
| Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $15,000,000 | 1 |
| labor relations violation | $3,026,897 | 6 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $1,069,691 | 93 |
| railroad safety violation | $64,500 | 7 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency  . | Penalty Amount |
| Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2022 | MSHA | $6,725 |
| U S Borax Inc | workplace safety or health violation | 2022 | MSHA | $10,034 |
| U S Borax Inc | workplace safety or health violation | 2022 | MSHA | $8,549 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2021 | MSHA | $6,725 |
| U S Borax Inc | workplace safety or health violation | 2023 | MSHA | $8,052 |
| U S Borax Inc | workplace safety or health violation | 2022 | MSHA | $10,868 |
| ALCAN PRIMARY PRODUCTS CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2012 | KY-ENV | $10,000 |
| ALCAN ALUMINUM | environmental violation | 2001 | KY-ENV | $40,000 |
| Alcan Aluminum Corporation | environmental violation | 2004 | GA-ENV | $6,000 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $10,000 |
| Alcan Smelters & Chemical Ltd. | railroad safety violation | 2002 | FRA | $5,000 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper | railroad safety violation | 2002 | FRA | $10,500 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper | railroad safety violation | 2008 | FRA | $15,000 |
| U.S. Borax | railroad safety violation | 2008 | FRA | $11,500 |
| KENNECOTT CORP. | railroad safety violation | 2018 | FRA | $7,500 |
| U.S. Borax | railroad safety violation | 2020 | FRA | $5,000 |
| Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $20,000,000 |
| Alcan Aluminum Corporation | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $360,000 |
| ALCAN PRIMARY PRODUCTS | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $100,000 |
| Pechiney Plastic Packaging, Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $7,200 |
| U.S. Borax Inc. | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $8,200 |
| U.S. BORAX INC. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | EBSA | $10,001 |
| U.S. BORAX INC. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | EBSA | $50,001 |
| Pechiney Plastic Packaging Inc. | environmental violation | 2005 | CA-SCAQMD | $5,000 |
