Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30 MW. It will be located next to an existing 5-MW solar plant. “Expanding our solar farm is the latest step in our journey to reduce our carbon footprint. Together with other measures we’ve taken,…
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Rio Tinto to keep Resolution’s copper in U.S.
A Rio Tinto senior executive said that the miner aims to keep all of the copper from its Resolution mine inside the United States should the long-delayed and controversial project win regulatory approval, reported Reuters. “Certainly if Resolution comes on stream, all of that copper we would like it to be sold in the U.S.,” said Bold Baatar, head of…
Read MoreFortune Minerals, Rio Tinto to test critical mineral recovery
Fortune Minerals and Rio Tinto have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop technology that will improve recovery of cobalt and bismuth from Rio Tinto’s co-product streams to expand production of critical minerals. The companies said testing will take place at Rio Tinto Kennecott’s integrated copper mining and smelting operations in Utah and at Fortune’s planned Alberta Refinery in Canada.…
Read MoreKennecott Bingham Canyon picks Cat MineStar
Caterpillar and Utah dealer wheeler Machinery have completed the installation of a Cat MineStar fleet management system at Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Bingham Canyon copper mine outside Salt Lake City. The operation opted to deploy MineStar fleet over an upgrade of its previous fleet management system, and with the new implementation the site’s equipment tracking, production recording, material management and truck…
Read MoreRio Tinto to invest more than $900 million in Kennecott complex
In an effort to strengthen its supply of copper in the United States, Rio Tinto said it is making several investments — totaling $918 million – at its Kennecott complex outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The miner said $498 million of funding was approved to deliver underground development and infrastructure for an area of the mine known as the…
Read MoreNew labor agreement for Rio Tinto Kennecott workers
After seven weeks of talks, Rio Tinto has confirmed that a new five-year labor agreement for the 1,300 workers at its Kennecott copper complex near Salt Lake City, Utah has been ratified.
Read MoreUsing History to Drive the Future
Over 100 Years Ago, No One Thought Rio Tinto Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine In Utah Would Be Profitable. Today, It Is Not Only An Economic Stalwart, But Also A Major Charge In Driving The Future Of Responsible Mining.
Read MoreRio Tinto building tellurium plant at Kennecott in Utah
Rio Tinto has set a start date in the fourth quarter of this year for its plant to recover tellurium from its copper refining at the Kennecott mine near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read MoreRio Tinto delays restart of Utah smelter
Rio Tinto said in mid-August that it was experiencing delays in its smelter restart at the Kennecott copper mine outside of Salt Lake City due to “unexpected issues” following planned maintenance.
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