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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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Ben CreaghMay 7, 2018, 9:25 amMay 7, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghApril 18, 2018, 11:04 amApril 18, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghApril 16, 2018, 9:26 amApril 16, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghFebruary 27, 2018, 9:14 amFebruary 27, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghJanuary 29, 2018, 9:55 amJanuary 29, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghJanuary 16, 2018, 9:16 amJanuary 16, 2018

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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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Ben CreaghDecember 12, 2017, 9:25 amDecember 12, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghNovember 14, 2017, 9:44 amNovember 14, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghNovember 9, 2017, 9:10 amNovember 9, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghNovember 2, 2017, 11:36 amNovember 2, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghOctober 17, 2017, 8:23 amOctober 17, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghSeptember 22, 2017, 10:35 amSeptember 22, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghSeptember 14, 2017, 10:26 amSeptember 14, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghSeptember 11, 2017, 10:21 amSeptember 11, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghSeptember 6, 2017, 10:46 amJanuary 22, 2019

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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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Ben CreaghAugust 22, 2017, 10:35 amAugust 22, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghJuly 18, 2017, 12:52 pmJuly 18, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghJuly 13, 2017, 11:24 amJuly 13, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghJune 26, 2017, 10:27 amJune 26, 2017

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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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Ben CreaghMay 8, 2017, 10:12 amMay 8, 2017

bauxite

Metro launches first shipment to China from Bauxite Hills

Rio Tinto delivers iron ore growth

Rio declares force majeure in wake of US sanctions against Russia

Rio’s Amrun project delivers $2bn boost to Aussie business

Rio Tinto’s Indigenous workforce reaches 574 at Cape York sites in QLD

Rio automation project helps increase iron ore output

Rio Tinto launches Far North Queensland recruitment drive

Rio Amrun contract boosts Aboriginal employment opportunities

Mercantile bidding for Bauxite in share takeover

Rio Tinto Amrun project creates jobs on both sides of Australia

Rio Tinto autonomous train project on track for 2018 launch

TNG to sell Melville Island exploration licence application to Rio Tinto

SAB bags mining contract at Bauxite Hills

Queensland Bauxite’s project gets environmental approval

Metallica to offload North Queensland project to Australian Mines

Metallica Minerals’ Urquhart bauxite project gets federal approval

Rio Tinto cites increased bauxite production in latest quarterly results

Rio Tinto’s Amrun project nears completion

Metro secures Bauxite Hills environmental approval

Metro lands approvals for Bauxite Hills mine

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