June 14, 2023--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)-- Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RIO) (London, England) said this week it will invest US$1.1 billion to expand an aluminum smelter at its Jonquière site in Quebec, Canada. But Industrial Info is tracking a lot more projects by the global miner and metals producer, ranging from massive copper mines to lithium processing plants.