Rio Tinto's critical mineral assets in US draw interest from bidders, Bloomberg News reports

Rio Tinto

10/04/2026 20:57

April 10 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto RIO.AX, RIO.L has drawn interest from more than a dozen potential bidders for its U.S. assets that produce the critical mineral boron, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing sources.

Rio could fetch around $2 billion for the assets, the report added.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

 (Reporting by Carlos Méndez in Mexico City; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

 ((Carlos.Mendez@thomsonreuters.com))