Rio Tinto is set to expand output from one of the world’s major bauxite deposits following approval of the $1.9bn Amrun project.
Amrun involves the construction of a bauxite mine and associated processing and port facilities on the Cape York Peninsula in north Queensland.
The planned initial output is 22.8mt a year, replacing production from the depleting East Weipa mine and increasing annual bauxite exports from Cape York by around 10mt.
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