Tag: Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto celebrates 50-year anniversary of first iron ore shipment
Rio Tinto is celebrating the 50th anniversary since its first contracted shipment of iron ore departed for the Yawata Iron and Steel Company in...
IMARC 2016 to put Melbourne on the mining spotlight
The Andrews Labor Government has launched Australia’s leading mining business event, the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), which will be held at the...
Rio Tinto announces senior management changes
Rio Tinto has announced the appointment of Stephen McIntosh as the acting Group executive, Technology & Innovation.
Mr McIntosh – who has been with Rio...
Rio Tinto announces extension of historic Channar mining joint venture
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced that it has extended the historic Channar Mining Joint Venture agreement with Sinosteel Corporation.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive...
Rio Tinto announces sale of Mount Pleasant project
Mining giant Rio Tinto has reached an agreement to sell its Mount Pleasant thermal coal assets to MACH Energy Australia for US$224 million plus...
3rd International Future Mining Conference kicks off in Sydney
If you want to learn how robotics is incorporated in mining and how we plan to capture asteroids to start mining in space, the...
Rio Tinto sells Bengalla coal stake to New Hope for $US606m
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its 40% stake in the Bengalla thermal coal mine in Eastern Australia to New Hope Group for $606...
Rio Tinto mines record volumes of iron ore in Australia
Rio Tinto extracted record volumes of iron ore in Australia in 2014, adding to the global oversupply of the commodity which pushed prices to...
National Water Policy Summit – shaping a strategy for water to drive Australia’s prosperity
The Australian Water Association (AWA) is hosting the National Water Policy Summit, which will be focusing on setting the priorities to shape an "industry-led"...
BHP Billiton aiming to overtake arch-rival Rio Tinto in the iron ore contest
BHP Billiton is planning to develop a $20 billion outer-harbour project at Port Hedland and expand production beyond its current annual run rate target...
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