Education & Youth
Indonesian aluminium production will rise six-fold by 2030, but Rio Tinto thinks its Australian smelters will be preferred by carbon-conscious customers.
Building & Construction
Of the known bidders, only private capital juggernaut Blackstone and New York-listed Ares Management are seeking to acquire the entire portfolio,
Rio Tinto says it will keep a minimum number of workers employed at a northern Tasmanian smelter until at least 2031, in return for a taxpayer-funded support package.
Rio Tinto is jointly funding a A$28m "toad containment zoe" to protect the Pilbara region.
Technology
A judge has rejected the big miners’ attempts to strike out sexual harassment claims that form the basis of a giant class action of female employees.
Australia & Pacific
The miner’s Kangwinan project expansion will extend output beyond 2050, adding 20 million tonnes of annual production to underpin its Weipa operations.