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Rio Tinto Amrun Bauxite Mine

Contracts awarded for mega mine bring 1600 jobs to FNQ

Local job-seekers are the biggest winners from a multinational mining company’s decision to award $900 million in contracts for its metal project in Far North Queensland. Rio Tinto has awarded...

No EIS required for Cape York bauxite project

Metallica Minerals’ Urquhart bauxite project in north Queensland does not require an Environmental Impact Statement, the Queensland Department of Heritage and Protection has confirmed. The...

Rio Tinto approves South of Embley bauxite project

Rio Tinto will expand output from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits following approval of the $1.9 billion Amrun project. Amrun involves the construction of a bauxite mine and associated...

Weipa Solar Plant to power Rio Tinto mine

Rio Tinto and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant has successfully commenced commercial operation at a remote...