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Rio Tinto appoints copper chief executive Katie Jackson has been appointed to lead Rio Tinto’s (ASX: RIO) copper business, succeeding Bold Baatar who will become chief commercial officer. Ms Jackson is currently the president of National Grid Ventures and is responsible for the development and operation of large-scale energy infrastructure assets. Rio chief executive Jakob Stausholm welcome Ms Jackson to the company. “Katie brings diverse experience from across the energy sector. Her leadership will be invaluable as we shape our copper business for a successful future,” he said. “As we continue the ramp up of Oyu Tolgoi to become one...

Like many other industry sectors, the South Australian resources sector also faces looming workforce and skills shortages, according to the South Australian Chamber of Mines & Energy (SACOME), The Chamber says the combination of a global pandemic and a massive pipeline of infrastructure projects in Western Australian and the eastern States has resulted in economy-wide labour shortages. SACOME Chief Executive, Rebecca Knol, said this comes at a time where the South Australian resources sector is on the cusp of a cyclical upswing with a suite of projects and buoyant exploration activity fuelling demand for workers. In response to member concerns about labour supply, the South Australian Chamber of Mines & Energy (SACOME) commissioned reporting in late 2021 to quantify workforce...

Rio Tinto’s Amrun project. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND RIO TINTO has awarded a $100 million contract to power provider Aggreko Australia Pacific to build and operate a 20MW power station at its $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite project near Weipa in North QLD. The station is to be a high efficiency modular diesel power system that includes engine efficiency upgrades and a heat-recovery system, to be deployed over the 15 year term of the contract which comes with a five year extension option. Rio Tinto Amrun general manager Marcia Hanrahan said the contract to build the power station signified another important milestone for delivery of the Amrun project. “The power delivery expertise and operational capabilities that the Aggreko team will bring will...

The 2014-15 effective tax rate is the highest recorded level to date recorded by the survey. Image: 2016 MCA tax survey. By Elizabeth Fabri AUSTRALIAN miners are paying more than half their profits in taxes, according to new data released by Deloitte and the Minerals Council of Australia. The 2016 MCA Annual Tax Survey found the minerals industry faced an effective tax rate of 54.3 per cent in 2014-15; an eight percent rise from the 46.3 per cent paid in 2013-14. Minerals Council of Australia deputy chief executive David Byers said the tax ratio was the highest recorded since the survey began, and the first time it had exceeded 50 per cent. “The effective tax rate has increased markedly over...