Rio Tinto, Aboriginal group sign first solar deal for WA iron ore region
The project in Western Australia's Pilbara district comes as part of Rio's $3 billion plan to decarbonize its iron ore business.
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Rio Tinto to up production capacity at Gudai-Darri, its newest iron ore mine
The world’s biggest iron ore producer shipped 83.9 Mt from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended Sept. 30.
