- Zacks
Rio Tinto (RIO) Builds Solar Power Plant at Diavik Mine
Rio Tinto (RIO) builds a solar power plant that will power its Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada and help cut down annual diesel consumption at the mine by 1 million liters per year.
- Zacks
BHP Seeks Approval for Electric Trolley System at Escondida
BHP seeks a permit from Chile's environmental regulator to build a $250-million electric trolley system at Escondida. It is set to cut down diesel consumption and improve truck performance.
- Reuters
Rio Tinto in talks to avert strike at Mongolian copper mine
Global miner Rio Tinto is negotiating with workers at its Oyu Tolgoi copper operations in Mongolia to avert further industrial action over a sharp drop in wages that triggered an earlier strike in May. Rio Tinto moved underground at Oyu Tolgoi, one of the world's largest copper-gold deposits, in March last year and is ramping up to produce around 500,000 tons of copper a year from 2028 onwards. The copper production would be worth some $5 billion annually at current prices, which have retreated below $10,000 a ton from a record near $11,000 a ton in May.
