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Rio refuses BHP merge

Wednesday 17 December 2008

The rumour mill has been working overtime with whispers that Rio Tinto is being encouraged to merge its Pilbara operations with mining giant BHP Billiton to help reduce high debt levels.


Rio's trainees score jobs

Friday 14 November 2008

A dozen Indigenous trainees will start work at Rio Tinto's Mesa J iron ore mine in Pannawonica this week after completing a 10-week pre-employment program.


Railway design a runaway success

Wednesday 24 September 2008

Judges have awarded a Certificate of Merit to Rio Tinto Iron Ore's Lang Hancock Railway (LHR) in Western Australia's Pilbara region in the recently held Golden Gecko Awards.


Third party access scheme heats up

Friday 01 August 2008

Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to purchase ore from a junior explorer in a bid to prevent third parties gaining access to its railways in Western Australia.


Life in the fast track

Monday 28 July 2008

A third party access scheme for the Pilbara rail is making Australia’s mining giants hot under the collar.


FIFO from Carnarvon

Friday 18 April 2008

RIO Tinto Iron Ore has announced it will start a fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) commute roster from Carnarvon.


Leighton wins Mesa A iron ore contract

Tuesday 15 April 2008

HWE Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited, has been awarded a $344 million contract to provide mine development services at Rio Tinto’s Mesa A iron ore operation, located 50 km from Pannawonica in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.


Autonomous haulage program in Pilbara

Friday 18 January 2008

RIO Tinto has embarked on a ground-breaking program to develop a world-leading system to automate its Pilbara iron ore operations.


Rio Tinto to buy three new iron ore carriers

Monday 07 January 2008

RIO Tinto will purchase three 250,000 deadweight tonne ore carriers to transport iron ore from its mines in the Pilbara in Western Australia (and potentially from Simandou in Guinea) to customers in China and elsewhere.


FIFO service from Busselton

Monday 08 October 2007

RIO Tinto Iron Ore will start its new fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) commute roster from Busselton before the end of the year.


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