Rio Tinto has wrapped up construction of a new 5-megawatt solar power plant that will run its Kennecott copper mine outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Full story.
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Rio Tinto to power Diavik with Canada’s largest solar plant
Rio Tinto said it will build the largest solar power plant in Canada to provide up to 25% of its Diavik diamond mine’s electricity during closure work that will run until 2029. The miner anticipates the plant will be fully operational in the first half of 2024. Full story.
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Ivanhoe Mines has become an alternative power shareholder with energy producer Renergen and has secured options to power its Platreef palladium-rhodium-nickel-platinum-copper-gold operations in South Africa with solar and liquid natural gas-powered electricity. The company, which now owns a 4.35% share in its partner, said it has acquired the exclusive right to negotiate an offtake agreement for the electricity. The plant…
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