aid: rio-tinto
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rio-tinto/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Rio Tinto
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Mining
  - Metals
  - Resources
  - Critical Minerals
description: >-
  Rio Tinto is a British-Australian multinational mining and metals
  corporation and one of the world's largest producers of iron ore, aluminum,
  copper, and diamonds. Rio Tinto does not publish a public developer API,
  but operates supplier portals (Supplier Master Data Management and a
  transactional platform) and a START traceability program. Its GitHub
  presence is limited to a small number of internal forks (ai-sentry,
  xpano).
created: '2026-05-05'
modified: '2026-05-16'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/rio-tinto-domain-security.yml
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rio-tinto
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.riotinto.com/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/rio-tinto
  - type: SupplierPortal
    url: https://www.riotinto.com/suppliers
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/rio-tinto-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Iron Ore Production
        description: Leading global producer of iron ore from Pilbara and other regions
      - name: Aluminum and Bauxite
        description: Integrated aluminum value chain from bauxite mining to smelting
      - name: Copper and Diamonds
        description: Copper concentrates and diamond production for global markets
      - name: Energy-Transition Minerals
        description: Lithium and other minerals critical to electrification
      - name: START Traceability
        description: Product traceability program for responsibly sourced metals
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Supplier Onboarding
        description: Rio Tinto maintains supplier master data and transactional portals
      - name: Responsible Sourcing
        description: START provides end-to-end traceability of materials from mine to product
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com