PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has agreed to purchase four battery-electric trains for use in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of the company’s strategy to reduce its ...

A Rio Tinto autonomous train has derailed in the Pilbara this week, with the incident currently under investigation by the iron ore miner. Rio’s trains were back on the line three days later. It is ...

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) says it has completed a 62-mile pilot run of the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, with trains operated by ...

MELBOURNE, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Iron ore train drivers at BHP Group's BHP.AX Pilbara operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday in a bid to secure an improved employment agreement, ...

Rio Tinto Group, the world’s biggest producer of iron ore, will deploy zero-emissions trains at its Pilbara mines in Australia from 2023 under a deal with American manufacturer Wabtec Corp. Wabtec ...

Rio Tinto PLC (RIO.LN) said Friday that it has been accredited by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator in Australia to operate autonomous trains at its iron-ore business in Pilbara. The ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diversified resources group Rio Tinto has awarded a A$5,4-million contract to engineering and project house LogiCamms to undertake the design and construction of a train ...

Diversified mining group Rio Tinto has welcomed Australia's decision to re-examine allowing third parties on a rail network in the Pilbara region which the miner believes could seriously affect its ...

Rio Tinto Ltd will buy four battery electric trains to transport iron ore from its mines to ports in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonisation strategy, the global miner ...

In BHP Group Ltd's (NYSE:BHP) iron ore division in Pilbara, Western Australia, approximately 500 train drivers are set to commence industrial action later this week following the rejection of the ...

Chinese appetite for iron ore has powered the growth of Australian miners such as Rio Tinto, co-owner of the new Western ...

PERTH (miningweekly.com) - Mining major Rio Tinto will buy four battery-electric trains to use in the Pilbara as part of its strategy to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Rio on Tuesday ...