BHP have pledged to slow their iron ore expansion plans, earning praise from Treasurer Joe Jockey.
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Truck crashes through windrow, rolls down dump at Rio Tinto coal mine
A haul truck driver has had a lucky escape at Rio Tinto’s Hunter Valley Operations after his vehicle reversed over a bench and rolled down a dump.
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Unions deny responsibility for pet bereavement claims at Hail Creek
Media reports linking unions to ambit claims have been dispelled, with CFMEU revealing Rio Tinto took the claims from non-union, independent negotiators.
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Rio Tinto and BHP among world’s top greenhouse gas emitters: report
New research suggests nearly two-thirds of global greenhouse emissions generated since the start of the industrial revolution has been caused by just 90 companies including BHP and Rio Tinto.
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Coal & Allied fined $45,000 for polluted water
Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal & Allied has been hit with a $45000 fine after six megalitres of polluted water from its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine flowed into a Hunter River tributary.
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Portable accommodation hit by mining slump
Caravan maker Fleetwood has felt the brunt of the mining downturn with its profit sliding and its shares falling 17 per cent.
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Rio’s mining tax payment amounts to zilch
Mining giant Rio Tinto was refunded $74 million from the Australian Taxation Office on the sole quarterly payment it made in April, meaning it has paid no mining tax for the first year of the tax.
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Tiwai Pt aluminium smelter gets $30m govt boost
The New Zealand government has paid $30 million in subsidy to sustain Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland.
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Hope for Rio’s stalled African iron ore project
Rio Tinto is slightly more optimistic over its stalled Simandou iron ore project after the Guinea government in Africa showed willingness towards the venture.
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First Hope Downs ore leaves site
Hope Downs 4 in WA’s Pilbara region has achieved a significant milestone with the first iron ore leaving the mine.
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LNG to overpower diesel on mine sites
With fuel costs rising and companies focusing on the challenges of reducing C02 emissions, many are heralding the LNG boom as a way to offset the energy issues facing the mining industry. Vicky Validakis reports.
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Rio sells coal mines across Australia
Rio Tinto has put several of its coal assets up for sale including stakes in Clermont, Blair Athol, and Coal & Allied.
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Native seeds used to rehabilitate mine
Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal and Allied are using the latest agricultural technology to plant a blend of native grass seeds over 80 hectares of rehabilitated mining land.
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Fortescue may continue fight for access to Rio rail
Fortescue Metals is considering another appeal after losing its battle to access Rio’s iron ore rail line in the Pilbara.
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Hunter mine fined over dust
Rio Tinto's Mt Thorley Warkworth coal mine has been fined by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure after excessive dust was found to be leaving the site.
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NRW win Rio Tinto iron contract
NRW have won a construction contract with Rio Tinto at its Cape Lambert iron ore port.
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Rio to close Lynemouth smelter, no plans for Bell Bay
Rio Tinto has announced that it will shut the Lynemouth aluminium smelter in the UK, but reassured workers that it has no plans to do the same at the Bell Bay smelter in Tasmania.
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