Gallium is a soft, silver-colored metal that most people have never heard of. It isn’t found on its own in nature but is taken from other metals like aluminum and zinc during processing.

May 7 (Reuters) - Mining major Rio Tinto (RIO.L), opens new tab, (RIO.AX), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had extracted its first primary gallium as part of a collaboration with U.S.-based ...

SAGUENAY, Canada, May 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and its new partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part of a research and development ...

Rio Tinto, in partnership with Indium, has extracted the first primary gallium from bauxite processed at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, Canada. This milestone is part of a research and ...

Indium Corporation and Rio Tinto today announced the successful extraction of gallium from feed sourced at Rio Tinto’s Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada. This achievement ...