Rio’s Amrun bauxite project close to completion

<p>Rio Tinto, one of the leading metals and mining&nbsp;conglomerate in the world, has almost reached the completion of its Amrun bauxite project which is located in north Queensland. The company&rsquo;s $2.6 billion project is complete by one third and the first production is expected to start in the first half of 2019.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/rio_tinto.jpg" alt="news" width="448" height="300" /></p> <p>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.</p> <p>Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier&nbsp;of&nbsp;Queensland, yesterday met with Rio Tinto&rsquo; CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques and welcomed the company&rsquo;s commitment to the state.</p> <p>Annastacia Palaszczuk said, &ldquo;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.&rdquo;</p> <p>{googleAdsense}</p> <p>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..</p> <p>Southern Cross Electrical Engineering&nbsp;(SCEE), an Australian-based electrical, instrumentation, communication and maintenance services company, also bagged two contracts for&nbsp;Rio Tinto&rsquo;s Amrun bauxite project in Queensland. The company has received contracts worth a total of $25 million.</p>