vocabulary: rio-tinto
description: Vocabulary for Rio Tinto's mining and metals operations
terms:
  - term: Iron Ore
    definition: Sedimentary rock from which metallic iron is economically extracted
  - term: Bauxite
    definition: Primary ore of aluminum, refined into alumina then smelted into aluminum
  - term: Copper Concentrate
    definition: Beneficiated copper ore prepared for smelting
  - term: START
    definition: Rio Tinto's product traceability program covering mine-to-product provenance
  - term: Pilbara
    definition: Western Australian region producing the majority of Rio Tinto iron ore
dimensions:
  - name: commodity
    values: [IronOre, Aluminum, Copper, Diamonds, Lithium, Borates, TitaniumDioxide]
  - name: lifecycle
    values: [Exploration, Mining, Processing, Smelting, Marketing]