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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Rio Tinto delivers iron ore growth
Rio Tinto has released solid results for its 2018 first quarter (Q1), buoyed by year-over-year Pilbara iron ore production growth of 8 per cent, though quarterly growth was down 5 per cent when compared with the previous quarter.
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Rio declares force majeure in wake of US sanctions against Russia
Following recent sanctions by the US on certain Russian oligarchs and companies, Rio Tinto is set to invoke a clause to potentially pull out of a contract as a bauxite supplier for aluminium major RUSAL's Aughinish refinery in Limerick, Ireland.
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Rio’s Amrun project delivers $2bn boost to Aussie business
Rio Tinto has committed around $2 billion to the more than 1000 Australian businesses it has engaged during development of the Amrun bauxite project in Far North Queensland.
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Rio Tinto’s Indigenous workforce reaches 574 at Cape York sites in QLD
Rio Tinto's workforce of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander people at its Cape York Peninsula bauxite sites in Queensland has now reached 574 people, the mining company confirmed last week.
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Rio automation project helps increase iron ore output
Rio Tinto has met its 2017 Pilbara iron ore shipments target after delivering a 3 per cent year-on-year increase during the December quarter.
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Rio Tinto launches Far North Queensland recruitment drive
Rio Tinto is seeking more than 100 workers for a variety of roles at its bauxite operations in North Queensland.
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Rio Amrun contract boosts Aboriginal employment opportunities
A contract awarded by Rio Tinto at the Amrun bauxite project in North Queensland has led to an Indigenous-owned business creating 25 jobs for local Aboriginal people.
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Mercantile bidding for Bauxite in share takeover
Mercantile OFM, a subsidiary of Mercantile Investment Company, has announced its intentions to make an off-market takeover bid for half of all Bauxite Resources shares it doesn't own at an offer price of $0.09 a share.
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Rio Tinto Amrun project creates jobs on both sides of Australia
Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project in far north Queensland has created 470 Australian jobs with the fabrication of key components made with 95 per cent local steel.
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Rio Tinto autonomous train project on track for 2018 launch
Rio Tinto's AutoHaul project has ramped up to a stage where it is now autonomously completing more than half of its train journeys in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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TNG to sell Melville Island exploration licence application to Rio Tinto
Metals company TNG is on track to sell its Melville Island exploration licence application (ELA) in the Northern Territory to Rio Tinto Exploration.
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SAB bags mining contract at Bauxite Hills
Metro Mining has awarded SAB Mining with the mining contract at its Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.
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Queensland Bauxite’s project gets environmental approval
The Queensland Department Heritage Protection (DEHP) has approved the environmental authority (EA) for Queensland Bauxite’s South Johnstone project at Camp Creek, taking it a step closer to production.
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Metallica to offload North Queensland project to Australian Mines
Australian Mines plans to acquire the multi-commodity Sconi project in North Queensland from joint venture partner Metallica Minerals for $10 million.
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Metallica Minerals’ Urquhart bauxite project gets federal approval
Metallica Minerals has received federal environmental approval for its Urquhart bauxite project in Queensland, setting it on track for development.
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Rio Tinto cites increased bauxite production in latest quarterly results
Rio Tinto has released its 2017 second quarter production results, recording a high output particularly at its bauxite operations.
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Rio Tinto’s Amrun project nears completion
Rio Tinto’s $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite project in Queensland is nearly one third complete, with bauxite shipments on track to begin during the first quarter of 2019.
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Metro secures Bauxite Hills environmental approval
Metro Mining has received final environmental approval for the Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.
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Metro lands approvals for Bauxite Hills mine
Metro Mining has executed a combined native title and land access agreement for the Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.
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