Fleet Space and Rio collaborate on lithium exploration

Satellite and space services company Fleet Space Technologies will collaborate with Rio Tinto to advance exploration at its Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina. Leveraging Fleet Space’s AI and satellite enabled exploration solution, ExoSphere, Rio Tinto will develop 3D subsurface maps of the reservoir, basement depth, and brine influencing structures across 100km2 of the project’s salt…

Rio Tinto buys Mitsubishi’s share of Queensland aluminum smelter

The reordering of Australian and New Zealand alumina and aluminium production assets continues with Rio Tinto announcing it has completed the acquisition of Mitsubishi’s 11.65 percent stake in Boyne Smelters Limited. BSL owns and operates the Boyne Island aluminium smelter in Gladstone, Queensland which manufactures carbon anodes and aluminium, casting 295,000 tonnes of molten metal…

Fortescue and Liebherr’s $2.8 billion green mining equipment deal

Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals and equipment manufacturer Liebherr have signed a $2.8 billion partnership aimed at developing zero emission mining solutions. The companies made their announcement, which included approximately 360 autonomous battery-electric trucks, 55 electric excavators and 60 battery-powered dozers, at industry event MINExpo. The 475 new Liebherr machines represents about two thirds of…

Australia won’t have ‘green steel’ to itself. Africa is poised to become a global hub

By Charlie Huang, RMIT University Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green. Earlier this year Australian iron ore producers Rio Tinto teamed up with Australian steelmaker BlueScope to develop “near-zero emission-intensity” pathways for making steel from Pilbara iron ore. Renewable electricity and hydrogen would replace coking coal. Iron ore miner Fortescue…

EVZ wins $23m tank manufacturing contract

Energy and resources company EVZ Limited has been awarded a major contract in the mining and industrial sector through its wholly owned subsidiary, Brockman Engineering. Brockman has been awarded a bulk process water tanks package by Rio Tinto as part of the seawater desalination project at Parker Point, Dampier. The package includes design and procurement…