Rio Tinto completes commissioning of Amrun bauxite mine

Thursday, Mar 14, 2019
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   Rio Tinto has completed commissioning of the USD 1.9 billion (AUD 2.6 billion) Amrun bauxite mine on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The mine and associated processing and port facilities will replace production from Rio Tinto’s depleting East Weipa mine and increase annual bauxite export capacity by around 10 million tonnes, at a time when higher-grade bauxite is becoming scarcer globally.

  Rio Tinto chief executive Mr J-S Jacques said “Amrun was completed early and under budget, demonstrating Rio Tinto’s productivity and innovation capabilities. By applying fresh thinking we also delivered safety, environmental, cost and timing benefits. Amrun will provide jobs, support businesses and contribute to growth in the region for the next 50 years, building on AUD 2.2 billion of contracts with local, State and national businesses.”
  Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said that “Weipa’s bauxite will be used to make aluminium for mobile phones, aeroplanes, vehicles and many other applications around the world. The Amrun project is one of the sector’s proudest achievements and I am delighted to be visiting this amazing mine and its workers once again.”
  In an industry first, Amrun’s 1km-long export facility was built in modules off-site and then brought to Amrun and connected. This reduced over-water construction and painting in the culturally significant and environmentally sensitive region and reduced construction time by a year. It also increased safety by removing the need for 300,000 work hours that would have been spent at height and over water.
  Rio Tinto Growth & Innovation group executive Steve McIntosh said “Game-changing innovations and collaborations such as these are vital for advancing the future of the mining and metals industry globally in a safe, cost-effective and replicable manner.”

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