Fortescue Metals Group, through majority-owned joint venture Ivindo Iron, has signed a mining convention with the Gabonese government to start mining ore at the Belinga project in the second half of 2023. The convention governs all the legal, fiscal and regulatory regimes for the 4,500-square-kilometres project in northeast Gabon, including early development for production of up to 2 million tonnes…
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Read MoreOn 8 November, Metso Outotec held a groundbreaking ceremony in Karratha, Western Australia, for what is to become the company’s largest service centre globally. Read full article.
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Rio Tinto and Wright Prospecting, both 50% interest holders, have agreed to modernise the joint venture covering the Rhodes Ridge project in the East Pilbara in Western Australia. Read full article.
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Rio Tinto’s most technologically advanced iron mine, Gudai-Darri, has officially opened in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The A$3.2 billion operation is expected to reach an annual capacity of 43 million tonnes. Read full article.
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Wabtec and Rio Tinto have inked a deal to deliver four of the manufacturer’s battery-electric locomotives to the miner’s rail lines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, pushing Rio toward its goal to halve its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions by 2030. See full article from The Asia Miner.
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