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Rio Tinto halts operations at north Australian bauxite mine as cyclone nears

Wednesday, Mar 20, 2019
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   Rio Tinto said on Wednesday has suspended its Weipa bauxite mining operations at the northeastern tip of the country ahead of a cyclone.

  “Operations have been suspended at Weipa as Cyclone Trevor approaches the coast, as per standard procedures,” a spokesman told Reuters by email.
  Bauxite is the raw material used to make aluminum.

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