Who
Rio Tinto (Rio Tinto Aluminium)
Rio Tinto Group
What
gallium — recover, refine
Capacity Flag unknown
Demo ~4 t/yr (planned); commercial scale potential ~40 t/yr
Actual output
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Who they sell to
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Notes
Planned. Rio Tinto is extracting primary gallium from its Vaudreuil alumina refinery (the only alumina refinery in Canada, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec). Pilot plant under construction at Complexe Jonquiere, expected operational 2027; demonstration plant up to 4 t/yr; commercial plant could reach 40 t/yr (~5% of world production). | May 2025 first gallium was produced at Rome R&D, not Vaudreuil pilot The pilot plant is to be built at the Vaudreuil alumina refinery within Complexe Jonquière, Saguenay, with construction starting in 2026 and operation targeted for 2027; a demonstration plant of up to 4 t/yr is planned on the same site, with up to 40 t/yr if taken to commercial scale.