Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill Resources and the Mongolian government have reached an agreement that will move the Oyu Tolgoi project forward, resetting the relationship between the partners and increasing the value the project delivers for Mongolia. As part of the deal, Turquoise Hill will waive the $2.4 billion in debt owed to it by the Mongolian government. Commencement of underground…
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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.
Read MoreBacTech Environmental Corp. has hired David Tingey as chief operating officer. He will oversee operations development and management across the company, setting and driving strategic recommendations that support immediate shareholder interests in its Ponce Enriquez, Ecuador bioleaching project and its evolving South American growth strategy. The strategic addition of Tingey comes on the heels of the company announcing robust and…
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Rio Tinto announced it has paid $825 million to acquire the Rincon lithium project in Argentina from Sentient Equity Partners’ company Rincon Mining.
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Thousands of people blocked main roads and bridges across Serbia this past weekend to protest the government and a planned $2.4 billion Rio Tinto lithium mine.
Read MoreAustralian engineer Austin Engineering has signed a new five-year contract deal with miner Rio Tinto for products and services at the operator’s mines. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
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Engineering group Monadelphous has picked up more than A$110 million in new contracts and extensions from miners BHP and Rio Tinto for multiple scopes of work in Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto is now 100% owner of the Diavik diamond operation in Canada’s Northwest Territories after acquiring the remaining 40% it did not already own from Dominion Diamond Mines.
Read MoreBabylon Pump and Power has received a new three-year off-site repair contract with Rio Tinto Services in Western Australia. View full article from The Asia Miner.
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Rio Tinto and steelmaker BlueScope have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to research and design low-emissions processes for the steel value chain, including iron ore processing. The companies will prioritise studying the use of green hydrogen instead of coking coal at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales to directly reduce Pilbara iron ores into a product that…
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