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Rio Tinto signs new wind power deal for Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto’s Kennecott operation has progressed its decarbonisation objectives by signing a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with TerraGen for ...
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ELYSIS achieves breakthrough with commercial-size cell: a first in aluminium production using the inert anode technology

ELYSIS is a technology company that emerged from a ground-breaking partnership between two global industry leaders, Alcoa and Rio Tinto. ELYSIS’ goal is to revolutionize the way aluminium is produced ...
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Simandou partners celebrate start of operations

CONAKRY, Guinea-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The President of the Republic of Guinea today joined project partners WCS 1, Baowu, Chinalco and Rio Tinto in a ceremony at the port in Forécariah prefecture to ...
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Rio Tinto and Canada Growth Fund announce transaction to advance Canadian production of scandium

Rio Tinto and Canada Growth Fund Inc. (CGF) are pleased to announce a transaction to advance the Canadian production of scandium oxide in Sorel-Tracy, Qub ...
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Rio Tinto IOC invests in equitable access to healthcare with $50,000 donation to Hope Air

LABRADOR CITY and SEPT-ÎLES, Canada – Rio Tinto Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has contributed $50,000 to Hope Air, Canada’s national charity that provides free flights and accommodations for ...
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Rio Tinto approves US$180 million Norman Creek project, securing long-term future for Amrun bauxite operations on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has approved investment of US$180 million and commenced work on the Norman Creek access project at the world-class Amrun bauxite mine on Queensland’s ...
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Rio Tinto to Develop R&D Facility in Western Australia

PERTH, Australia-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will invest US$143 million (A$215 million) to develop a research and development facility in Western Australia to further assess the effectiveness of its ...
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Rio Tinto transitions to renewable diesel at Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott copper mine in Utah, giving the ...
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Rio Tinto and China’s State Power Investment Corporation partner to trial battery swap truck technology

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery swap electric haul truck technology at the Oyu Tolgoi ...
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BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto select WA for Australia’s largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace pilot plant study

PERTH, Australia -- Australia’s two largest iron ore miners and its biggest steelmaker have selected the Kwinana Industrial Area, south of Perth, as the location to develop Australia’s largest ...
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Rio Tinto and Imperial launch $150 million partnership to support the global energy transition

LONDON -- Rio Tinto and Imperial College London have today launched the Rio Tinto Centre for Future Materials, as part of a programme that will accelerate the development of new sustainable techniques ...
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Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting to invest $1.6 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 project in Western Australia’s Pilbara

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.6 1 billion (Rio Tinto share $0.8 billion) to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia’s ...