Rio backs Lifeline WA with $1.8m boost

Rio leading tailings transparency Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) has released detailed information on its global tailings facilities in alignment with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The disclosure includes updated information on 14 of the company’s tailings facilities rated very high or extreme consequence under GISTM classification, based on the highest potential consequences in the extremely unlikely event of a failure — previously disclosed in 2023 — as well as new information on a further 84 facilities rated low, high or...

Primero awarded $157m contract Primero Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRW Holdings (ASX: NWH), has landed a multimillion-dollar contract with Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) for its Hope Downs 1 operations in the Pilbara region of WA. Under the contract, Primero will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, construction, testing commissioning and handover of non-process infrastructure works at the site. “This award represents the continuation of our long-term relationship with Rio Tinto through the delivery of world-class infrastructure projects,” says Primero managing director Michael Gollschewski. Design and procurement work will begin...

Next-gen AI mineral exploration Fleet Space has announced a series of partnerships to develop advanced quantum sensors to fuel the growth of AI-powered mineral exploration. The collaboration with mDetect, Nomad Atomics and DeteQ, will advance acquisition and processing speed of geophysical datasets to build an innovation path for muon tomography to become a valuable input for enhancing the geological predictions of modern AI systems. As part of the company’s expansion of its vertically integrated ExoSphere platform, Fleet Space is also partnering with Stanford’s Mineral-X and MIT’s...