Rio Tinto (RIO) has approved construction of a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30MW. The new solar plant will be ...

To continue this momentum, the mining giant on Tuesday announced a full transition from conventional to renewable diesel for ...

BINGHAM CANYON MINE, Utah — Aaron Clement drives one of the massive trucks at the world's largest open pit copper mine. "It's like moving a house," he jokes. Clement, who works at Rio Tinto ...

The city of Magna, Utah, was once the home of a major coal-fired power plant that provided electricity for Rio Tinto’s enormous copper mine next door. But in 2019, the company shuttered the last ...

Rio Tinto has announced two major initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions, with a particular focus on large mining ...

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has transitioned from conventional to renewable diesel for all heavy mining equipment at its Kennecott ...

Some of the heaviest haul trucks in Kennecott make the average person look miniature in the vastness of Kennecott’s Bingham ...

NZAS owns and operates the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, October 29, 2024--Rio Tinto has completed the transition from conventional to renewable diesel for ...

Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it had approved the construction of a new 25-megawatt (MW) solar plant at its Kennecott copper ...

Rio Tinto Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine switched from a traditional fossil fuel to a "renewable diesel" made up of soybean and food waste. The company has even installed a special pipeline for it at ...