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Rio Tinto to reduce production at Yarwun Alumina Refinery to extend operational life

Rio Tinto will reduce production at the Yarwun Alumina Refinery in Gladstone by 40 per cent from October 2026, to extend the operation’s life until 2035 and allow time to explore further ...
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Rio Tinto partners with Calix to test low-emissions steel making in Western Australia, pauses BioIron

PERTH, Australia-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Australian environmental technology company Calix to support construction of Calix’s Zero Emissions ...
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Rio Tinto signs new wind power deal for Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto’s Kennecott operation has progressed its decarbonisation objectives by signing a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with TerraGen for ...
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ELYSIS achieves breakthrough with commercial-size cell: a first in aluminium production using the inert anode technology

ELYSIS is a technology company that emerged from a ground-breaking partnership between two global industry leaders, Alcoa and Rio Tinto. ELYSIS’ goal is to revolutionize the way aluminium is produced ...
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Simandou partners celebrate start of operations

CONAKRY, Guinea-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The President of the Republic of Guinea today joined project partners WCS 1, Baowu, Chinalco and Rio Tinto in a ceremony at the port in Forécariah prefecture to ...
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Rio Tinto approves US$180 million Norman Creek project, securing long-term future for Amrun bauxite operations on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has approved investment of US$180 million and commenced work on the Norman Creek access project at the world-class Amrun bauxite mine on Queensland’s ...
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BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto select WA for Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant study

PERTH, Australia -- Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s largest ...
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Rio Tinto to Develop R&D Facility in Western Australia

PERTH, Australia-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will invest US$143 million (A$215 million) to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to further assess the effectiveness of its ...
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Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation partner to trial battery swap truck technology

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi ...
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Rio Tinto to invest $1.8 billion to develop Brockman mine extension in Western Australia’s Pilbara

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will invest $1.8 billion 1 to develop the Brockman Syncline 1 mine project (BS1), extending the life of the Brockman region in the West Pilbara of Western ...
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Rio Tinto transitions to renewable diesel at Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the ...
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Rio Tinto and Imperial launch $150 million partnership to support the global energy transition

LONDON -- Rio Tinto and Imperial College London have today launched the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, as part of a programme that will accelerate the development of new sustainable techniques ...