Major Rio Tinto has unveiled plans to more than triple the solar capacity at its Weipa bauxite operations, in Queensland, and to add battery storage to help power operations. Energy distributor ...

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has approved early works and final engineering studies for a potential expansion of the Amrun bauxite mine, in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, aiming to nearly double ...

A SOLAR farm and battery storage facility to be installed at Rio Tinto’s bauxite operations at Weipa is expected to reduce diesel consumption by about 7 million litres per year and decrease annual ...

In 2015, Rio Tinto had announced the launch of the Weipa Solar plant, which was the largest solar facility at an off-grid Australian mine site at that time. It was a pathbreaking project, which ...

TWENTY years on from a famous industrial action at Weipa, protesters have reunited to celebrate their success. Harry Clarke less than 2 min read October 14, 2015 - 2:56PM The Cairns Post ...