Rio Tinto has contracted EDL to build, own and operate a 4MW solar plant and 4MW battery storage at its Weipa bauxite operation in far north Queensland.
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Alcoa secures sustainability certification
Alcoa has received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certification for its Western Australian operations.
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Joystick control enhances efficiency at bauxite operations
Rio Tinto’s bauxite operations in Queensland and the Northern Territory have received an uplift in safety and efficiency thanks to an Australian-engineered joystick control.
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Amrun to drive Australia’s global bauxite strength
Rio Tinto's $2.6 billion Amrun mine in Queensland is cementing Australia's standing as the world's top producer of bauxite.
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Rio Tinto declares force majeure due to cyclone damage
Rio Tinto has announced disruptions to certain iron ore shipments from Western Australia following the impact of Cyclone Veronica.
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Rio Tinto operations return to normal after cyclones
Rio Tinto has reopened all of the operations in Western Australia and Queensland that were temporarily closed in anticipation of the cyclones on both sides of the country.
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Rio Tinto suspends Pilbara operations due to cyclone
Rio Tinto has temporarily halted rail operations and mining at the Robe Valley project in the Pilbara in response to Cyclone Veronica.
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Rio Tinto, BHP take action as cyclones hit
Major miners Rio Tinto and BHP are gearing up in preparation for the cyclones on both the west and east coasts of Australia.
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Major contracts push Decmil to strong start in 2019
Several Tier 1 mining contracts have helped push engineering contractor Decmil into profitability in its first-half report for 2019.
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Metro Mining ships a million tonnes of bauxite to China
Metro Mining has shipped one million tonnes (Mt) of bauxite from its Bauxite Hills mine north of Weipa on Western Cape York, five months since the commencement of mining operations.
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Rio Tinto Amrun export facility wins civil construction award
Rio Tinto's Amrun Chith export facility team, McConnell Dowell, Bechtel and Jacobs, have won a Queensland Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Earth Award for its civil construction.
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Rio Tinto forms partnership to boost Pilbara businesses
Rio Tinto has launched a partnership with the Regional Chambers of Commerce & Industry Western Australia (RCCIWA) to support businesses in the Pilbara.
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Metro launches first shipment to China from Bauxite Hills
Metro Mining has announced its first shipment from the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland to China. The 62,000t shipment is to be delivered from the Bauxite Hills mine (around 95km north of Weipa in Queensland) to Shandong, China via the Hong Kong cargo vessel Spring Oasis.
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Metro starts mining at Bauxite Hills
Metro Mining has launched mining operations at the Bauxite Hills site near Weipa in Far North Queensland.
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Disruptive weather hits Rio Tinto iron ore operations
Poor weather conditions have disrupted Rio Tinto’s performance at its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia during the first quarter of 2017.
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Metro bauxite mine to employ 200 in North Queensland
Metro Mining is preparing to launch construction of the Bauxite Hills mine near Weipa in North Queensland in July.
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Rio Tinto’s latest Amrun contract to create 150 jobs in Queensland
Rio Tinto has awarded a $70 million bulk earthworks contract to civil engineering firm QBirt for the development of mine infrastructure at the Amrun bauxite project in northern Queensland.
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Gas leak on Rio’s Weipa site, workers evacuated
Workers have been evacuated from Rio Tinto Alcan’s Weipa bauxite operation this morning, after a gas leak was identified.
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