Rio Tinto's new mine will be solar powered, company says

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Global mining giant Rio Tinto has unveiled plans for a large solar farm to feed its new iron ore mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

"It's 34 megawatts out of a total power system in the Pilbara of about 450 megawatts on the grid system and another 1200 megawatts from the mining companies, so it's a small step, but a welcome one.""I think the 2020s came with an apocalyptic bang with the bushfires and an awareness that the Australian public were no longer just saying 'we want some action,'" Dr Newman said.

"It was appalling what we saw happening, and the extremes in weather are now clearly on the political agenda. "A group like Rio picks up on this very quickly … and we will look to them in the future and say 'well done, gee it would have been nice if you'd done it ten years ago.'"Nevertheless, Dr Newman said the company was showing"genuine leadership" on cutting emissions.

"It's a little bit late coming, because really this kind of [solar] technology … and wind have been pretty much cost-effective for the past 10 years," he said.The $2.6 billion Koodaideri mine, located about 110km north west of Newman, was approved last November and first production is due by the end of next year.

Construction is expected to begin later this year, subject to government approvals, and is due to be completed in 2021.

 

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What? A solar coal mine ? Wow

Same Rio Tinto building a coal fired power station overseas....

Strange not one mention of those huge dump trucks, huge front-end loaders & huge train locomotives using solar power, Greta ain't impressed.

FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

A small concession for selling out our future to China

Phildecynic Is this an oxymoronic statement or what? A solar powered coal mine!

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