Rio Tinto Zinc

In 1962 the (British) Rio Tinto Company acquired a majority stake in Consolidated Zinc, an Australian company, and was renamed the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation (RTZ). The Australian company was renamed Conzinc Riotinto of Australia (CRA) but retained a separate corporate identity, with an increasing proportion of its shares being held by the Australian public. Today the Company is called Rio Tinto

Resources

• Rio Tinto Zinc: Extract from 'Written in Flames'