Rio Tinto has reported strong production results in the first quarter of the calendar year 2020, but noted that some of its projects are now being affected by the COVID-19 government restrictions.
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BHP coal production hit by bushfires
BHP has felt the impact of Australia’s bushfires, with its New South Wales energy coal production affected during the first half of the 2020 financial year due to poor air quality at the mines.
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BHP boosts green credentials with renewable energy contracts
BHP will significantly reduce energy prices at its Escondida and Spence copper mines after signing new renewable energy contracts at the Chilean mines.
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Olympic Dam ramp-up ‘slower than expected’
BHP’s ramp-up of operations at Olympic Dam following a maintenance program has been slower than expected, forcing the miner to lower its copper production guidance at the South Australian mine.
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BHP unveils $US2.46bn plans for copper operation
BHP will spend $US2.46 billion ($3.12 billion) extending the life of the Spence open cut copper mine in Chile by more than 50 years.
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BHP flags iron ore production growth
BHP increased production at its Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) operations by 4 per cent in the 2017 financial year.
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Strike action halts work at world’s largest copper mine
Fighting for better working conditions and improved pay, workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine have gone on strike.
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Finding Chuquicamata’s fabled ‘lost ore’
One of the world's famed copper explorers is on the hunt for the theorised 'missing ore' off Chile's massive Chuquicamata mine.
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Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi hits another snag
Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine venture in Mongolia is in trouble again with the underground development facing further delays.
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Rio and BHP approve massive water investment at Escondida mine
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have both approved more than a billion dollars for the construction of a new seawater desalination facility for the Escondida copper mine.
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