May 17th, 2007

Australian Mining Output Hindered By Rail & Port Bottlenecks

I am sure that you have seen the news about mining companies having to scale back coal production due to infrastructure problems.
Rio Tinto’s Coal & Allied Division announced a 20 percent cut in coal production due to bottlenecks in rail infrastructure and Newcastle Port. As a result, 250 miners will lose their jobs this month.
Other [...]

Permalink Australia, BHP Billiton, Coal Mining, Rio Tinto, mining, ports No Comments »
April 4th, 2007

Troglobite vs Rio Tinto: Troglobite Wins Round One

You may have read about the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority stopping Rio Tinto from expanding its Pilbarra iron ore project because it failed to protect five species of Troglobite.
Robe River Mining Company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, had proposed the $12.5 billion Mesa A project as an expansion of the Pilbarra iron ore project.
The [...]

Permalink Australia, EPA, Rio Tinto, Western Australia, mining 2 Comments »