BOUGAINVILLE Copper says it is getting closer to restoring the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, which has been closed since 1989.
FM INNOVATIONS has written about its role in supporting Rio Tinto’s space, maintenance and asset management systems.
RIO Tinto has invested an additional US$300m ($450m) to modernise its Kitimat aluminium smelter in Canada.
RIO TINTO says it has completed the recovery of its rail car dumper, restoring normal operations for its iron ore shipments.
HONEYWELL will be upgrading and expanding the process control systems at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland.
RIO TINTO Alcan says it will not be laying off workers from its Yarwun refinery, which is currently lying idle because of a blocked residue management pipeline.
POWER and automation technology provider ABB will upgrade a power substation for Rio Tinto to increase production capacity at the miner’s Pilbara sites.
NEW Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) is cutting production at its smelter plant because of the rising cost of power.
RIO Tinto will be upgrading its Boyne Island aluminium smelter to reduce onsite greenhouse gas emissions and increase materials transport efficiency.
RIO Tinto Alcan will invest $US 90 million in the modernisation of its Lochaber plant in Scotland.