Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured a significant construction contract with Rio Tinto Iron Ore for major works associated with Phase I of the Brockman 4 development, in the north west of Western Australia.
National industry skills council, SkillsDMC, has awarded top honours to organisations and industry champions that look beyond the global financial crisis and commit to long-term workforce development.
Port Waratah Coal Services has appointed Rio Tinto's chief of coal development Michael Harvey as its new chairman.
Rio Tinto has agreed to a 33% cut in iron ore prices with Japanese steel makers.
More than 120 of Rio Tinto's Argyle Diamond mine employees will be redeployed in to other areas of the business.
Some of Australia's most prominent mining leaders gathered in Sydney yesterday, calling for the government to get serious about underwriting investment in the industry.
Rio Tinto has resumed operations at its Pilbara iron ore ports after weeks of rain stalled loading operations in Western Australia.
The Pilbara Development Commission (PDC) recently held the third of its 'Pilbara Dialogue' sessions in Karratha as part of the PDC's role in facilitating the development of a regional vision for the Pilbara.
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.
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.