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Inquiry slams Rio Tinto’s slow contrition

Rio Tinto’s belated admissions and half-hearted apologies over the Juukan Gorge debacle have been condemned by a...

09th Dec. 2020 7:12 PM

Rio CEO steps down over cave destruction

The head of mining giant Rio Tinto will leave the company after the company destroyed a 46,000-year-old cave sacred to the...

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11th Sept. 2020 10:09 AM

The head of mining giant Rio Tinto will leave the company after the company destroyed a 46,000-year-old cave sacred to the indigenous people.

Juukan Gorge destruction inquiry delay ‘distressing’

Traditional owners say the delayed inquiry visit to the Juukan Gorge site, which was blasted by Rio Tinto, only further...

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10th Sept. 2020 7:09 PM

Traditional owners say the delayed inquiry visit to the Juukan Gorge site, which was blasted by Rio Tinto, only further deepens their “hurt and anguish”.

Rio Tinto injects $531 million into Gladstone economy

114 community organisations benefited from Rio Tinto’s Here for Gladstone program.

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31st July 2020 5:07 AM

QAL's Parsons Point refinery is 80 per-cent owned by Rio Tinto. Picture: Rodney Stevens

Shock as Rio writes down Aluminium assets by $472 million

Overall first-half profits dropped from $4.1 billion in 2019, to $3.3 billion, after tax.

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30th July 2020 5:07 AM

Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) is the second largest aluminium smelter in Australia. Supplied

No indigenous site should be harmed: Wyatt

No indigenous site should ever be damaged, government minister Ken Wyatt says, after Rio Tinto destroyed ancient West...

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08th June 2020 10:06 AM

Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt

How mining giants have adapted to Covid-19 crisis

The measures taken by industry to protect workers and communities.

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27th April 2020 11:04 AM

At Anglo American, teams are adhering to social distancing guidelines. Pictured are workers at its Capcoal Open Cut mine. Picture: Anglo American

Region believed virus-free despite mining worker scare

The region is believed to be still coronavirus-free after a mining worker who visited the area two weeks ago tested...

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06th April 2020 8:04 AM

Cape Fear: Worker tests positive after mine visit

A RIO Tinto worker has tested positive for COVID-19 after flying out of Weipa sparking fresh calls for a total lockdown of...

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04th April 2020 8:04 PM

Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite facility in Weipa.

Rio Tinto refinery takes $800m hit

THE value of Rio Tinto Yarwun took an $800 million hit last year, owner Rio Tinto has confirmed, off the back of the...

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20th March 2020 9:03 AM

Eyes on smelter as Rio makes $1.5b pledge to cut emissions

Cleaner energy would need to be sourced to power the energy-intensive Boyne Smelter for Rio Tinto to reach its new...

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03rd March 2020 12:03 PM

‘Pocket change’: Mining giants’ bushfire donations slammed

Anti-coal group calls for more work to help affected communities

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07th Jan. 2020 7:01 AM

The gestures have been labelled “pocket change” by anti-coal group Galilee Blockade.

FNQ mine under spotlight over toxic foam contamination

A Far Northern mine site has been identified as having a potential contamination of a toxic chemical.

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23rd Oct. 2019 9:10 AM

Recognition for green idea for red mud

A RESEARCH team exploring ways to transform red mud into a soil that could be used for growing plants has been awarded for...

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17th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM

Queensland Alumina Limited's Red Mud Dam.

Iron ore offsets Rio's challenging year for aluminium

A CHALLENGING aluminium market has marred Rio Tinto's best financial result in five years.

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04th Aug. 2019 3:08 PM

Stock photo of Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL), Gladstone.

Boyne Smelter GM is on the move

BOYNE Smelter's safety initiatives will be replicated throughout other Rio Tinto sites as general manager Joe Rea takes on...

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27th June 2019 2:06 PM

WHITE RIBBON: Gladstone Industry Leadership Group chair and Boyne Smelter general manager Joe Rea holding the White Ribbon Cup trophy, made by the smelter.

Allison Baden-Clay's sister launches bystander program

Rio Tinto in Gladstone launch national domestic and family violence awareness training

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24th May 2019 12:05 AM

LASTING LEGACY: Rachel Durdin, leader of Rio Tinto's response to domestic and family violence, with Vanessa Fowler, the sister of murder victim Allison Baden-Clay, at the launch of Allison's Gift at Tannum Sands.

Rio Tinto report reveals 'solid' start to year for Yarwun

RIO TINTO Yarwun has had a bumper start to the year, producing its highest amount of alumina in the past 12 months.

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22nd April 2019 5:04 AM

The mining giant's first quarter report showed Yarwun produced 813,000 of alumina during the first three months of the year.

INQUIRY: MUA urges Rio Tinto to use more Australian ships

MARITIME workers will rally in Gladstone today to call for a raft of changes to Queensland legislation to help save the...

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18th March 2019 9:03 AM

NEED FOR CHANGE: Flag of Convenience tanker Tintomara was detained off the Queensland coast in Gladstone due to alleged labour breaches in February last year.

$2.6 billion mine to enrich Far North

THE ribbon will finally be cut on the high-profile mining project near Weipa set to supply the world with bauxite for...

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08th March 2019 8:03 AM

Senator Matthew Canavan. Picture Gary Ramage

Raw materials, energy prices hit Rio's aluminium profits

RAW materials costing $500,000 more than expected and energy prices hit Rio Tinto's aluminium sector's profits last year in...

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01st March 2019 5:03 AM

UNDER PRESSURE: Aerial of Boyne Smelters Limited from early 2013.

Jobs boost: QAL reveals $260m five-year environment plan

SMELLING and hearing the industrial process at Queensland Alumina Limited from nearby suburbs is hoped to become a thing of...

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01st March 2019 4:03 AM

GREEN SHOOTS: Queensland Alumina Limited general manager Mike Dunstan.

'Deep regret': QAL delays hearing into 2017 chemical spills

QAL has delayed the hearing into two serious chemical leaks, one of which spilled into the harbour and triggered an...

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07th Feb. 2019 10:02 AM

The caustic incident at QAL's South Trees Island facility in 2017.

Rio ships first bauxite from Amrun

RIO Tinto’s giant bauxite project near Weipa has made its first shipment as it prepares to ramp up production of the...

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04th Dec. 2018 8:12 AM

Wik-Waya Traditional Owner Henry Kelinda (left) with Rio Tinto Amrun Project area manager Alex Li and the first shipment from Amrun.

Amrun delivers boost for region

THE Far North’s biggest mining project has completed its first shipment, sparking hope for a promising future for jobs in...

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04th Dec. 2018 5:12 AM

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