{"id":8255,"date":"2023-06-21T16:40:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T06:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/?p=8255"},"modified":"2023-06-21T16:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T06:40:51","slug":"rio-tinto-to-invest-in-stronger-us-copper-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yinghuiinternational.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/21\/rio-tinto-to-invest-in-stronger-us-copper-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto to invest in stronger US copper supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\"\"ALEXANDRA EASTWOOD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Major miner Rio Tinto is looking to invest more in its Kennecott operation near Salt Lake City, Utah<\/strong>, in a bid to strengthen its copper supply in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do so, Rio will increase production from underground mining at the site while also improving the health of key assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of $US498 million in funding has been approved to deliver the increase in production and is expected to commence in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rio said<\/a> the production will ramp up steadily over two years from 2024 in order to deliver 250,000 tonnes of additional mined copper over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are investing to build a world class underground mine at Kennecott and strengthen our processing facilities, to meet the growing demand for copper in the United States, a key material for domestic manufacturing and the energy transition,\u201d Rio Tinto Copper chief operating officer Clayton Walker said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis investment will position Kennecott to continue the strong contribution it has made as part of the Salt Lake Valley community for 120 years, injecting about $1.5 billion annually to the local Utah economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rio will also invest $300 million for a rebuild of the Kennecott smelter, the largest in the history of the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investment is the latest in a series copper investments, signalling the growing importance of the resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this week, Glencore finalised the sale of its CSA copper mine<\/a> in NSW to Metals Acquisition Corp (MAC) for $US1.1 billion ($1.64 billion), while Evolution Mining extended its Ernest Henry mine life<\/a> to 2040.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ALEXANDRA EASTWOOD Major miner Rio Tinto is looking to invest more in its Kennecott operation near Salt Lake City, Utah, in a bid to strengthen its copper supply in the US. To do so, Rio will increase production from underground mining at the site while also improving the health of key assets. 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