Rio’s Amrun bauxite project close to completion

Rio Tinto, one of the leading metals and mining conglomerate in the world, has almost reached the completion of its Amrun bauxite project which is located in north Queensland. The company’s $2.6 billion project is complete by one third and the first production is expected to start in the first half of 2019.

The company announced its 2.6 billion investments in the Amarun project in 2015, which would comprise of a bauxite mine, a refinery and port facilities. Amrun is a Greenfield bauxite development in the Weipa/Aurukun region of Western Cape Work. The project will eventually replace the existing East Weipa mine centre and develop high quality bauxite reserves available south of the Weipa Peninsula.

Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland, yesterday met with Rio Tinto’ CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques and welcomed the company’s commitment to the state.

Annastacia Palaszczuk said, “Queensland suppliers represent more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of all supply for the project. There are currently 930 construction workers on site, with 96 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers.”

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In March this year, Rio Tinto awarded more than $900 million in contracts for the development of Amrun bauxite mine project to Queensland suppliers in the Cape York Peninsula, Australia..

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE), an Australian-based electrical, instrumentation, communication and maintenance services company, also bagged two contracts for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project in Queensland. The company has received contracts worth a total of $25 million.