China may require Rio Tinto to lower iron ore price by 82%
An official with China Iron and Steel Association said late Monday China might require Rio Tinto Group and its rivals to cut iron ore prices to meet 1994 levels steel prices had plunged to.
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Rio Tinto taps into new technology to cut emissions
Work is well advanced on a drilling programme at Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine in Australia in a pilot project that aims to reduce the impact of greenhouse gases released during mining. If successful, the A$5.5 million pilot project will provide learnings to support the reduction of Rio Tinto’s carbon footprint at Mount [...]
FM Innovations help Rio Tinto in space and asset management
assured of prompt expert assistance and practical solutions to problems.In 1997, Rio Tinto, one of the well-known mining exploration companies, engaged FM Innovations to implement their Space Management program, Aperture. Ros McMeekin, the
Rio Tinto in $352m Canadian upgrade
RIO Tinto, the world’s second biggest aluminium producer, will spend $US228 million to upgrade its Shipshaw power station in Canada.
Rio Tinto to invest US8 million in clean hydropower upgrade in Quebec
The project is expected to be completed in December 2012. a oeThis modernisation and upgrading of the Shipshaw power generating station underscores the importance we place on secure, competitively priced energy …
ABB Australia win $60 million order for power projects in Western Australia
Australia have announced that they won orders worth $60 million for power projects to help the international mining group, Rio Tinto, to increase capacity at their iron-ore mines in the Pilbara region of north-west Western Australia.ABB
Rio and GE in technology ventures
Mining Journal (September 18, 2008) - Rio Tinto and General Electric announced that they are working together on two key strategic technology projects, Rio Tintos Mine of the Future and GEs Ecomagination, to develop the most energy efficient and ecologically friendly solutions to support the future of mining.
ABB wins $48-million order for power projects in Western Australia
Increased supply of reliable power to help Rio Tinto expand iron-ore mining
Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 29, 2008 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $48 million for power projects to help the international mining group, Rio Tinto, increase capacity at its iron-ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Rio Tinto and GE Combine ‘Mine of the Future(TM)’ and ‘ecomagination’ Strategic Initiatives
LONDON, Sep 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Rio Tinto and General Electric today announced that they are working together on two key strategic technology projects, Rio Tinto’s ‘Mine of the Future(TM)’ and GE’s ‘Ecomagination’”, to develop the most energy efficient and ecologically friendly solutions to support the future of mining…MarketWatch
Rio Tinto and Atlas Copco agree on autonomous drilling alliance
Rio Tinto and Atlas Copco have formed an alliance to work together to develop autonomous drilling solutions for surface mining. Rio Tinto has a substantial program in place to develop automated systems for its surface mining operations which create safer and more efficient operations (see International Mining, September issue).
Brazil mine for Rio
RIO Tinto has given the green light to a $US2.15 billion iron ore mine expansion on Brazilian rival Vale’s home turf….topix
Rio to invest $514m on Pilbara upgrade
RIO Tinto plans to invest more than $US500 million on upgrading its power sources in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to support its expanding iron ore operations…topix
