Company Announcement: Rio Tinto and iGATE Patni open world-leading innovation centre in India

Rio Tinto and iGATE Patni today opened a state-of-the-art innovation centre in Pune, India to support global growth and development of Rio Tinto’s industry-leading Mine of the Future™programme.

Rio's Mine of the Future moves to India

Mining major Rio Tinto has moved to further expand its Mines of the Future initiative, partnering with India’s iGATE Patni to open an innovation centre in India, to support its global growth and development strategy. In the first partnership of...

Diversified miner steps up Mine of the Future programme

Diversified giant Rio Tinto reports that it would further its Mine of the Future programme by developing and testing new technologies in underground tunnelling and mineral recovery.

Rio Tinto gaining ground in mine automation stakes

Diversified miner Rio Tinto appears to be well ahead in the move towards the automation of the mining industry.

Rio Tinto steps up Mine of the Future programme

Diversified giant Rio Tinto on Tuesday reported that it would further its Mine of the Future programme by developing and testing new technologies in underground tunneling and mineral recovery. The miner is expanding trials of new shaft and tunnel...

Rio Tinto says mine automation benefits outweigh costs

Mining giant Rio Tinto on Monday reported that investment into new mining technology and innovation should sustain long-term competitiveness, while also providing broader economic benefits from a strong mining industry. In a report commissioned...

Rio Tinto will spend C$10m on Sudbury underground mining research centre

Diversified miner Rio Tinto will invest C$10-million over five years to set up a Centre for Underground Mine Construction in Canada, the group announced late on Thursday. The new facility will be based at the Centre for Excellence in Mining...

Rio Tinto gears up for underground excavation trails at NSW mine

Global miner Rio Tinto reported on Wednesday that the first of three new underground excavation systems at the Northparkes mine was ready for full-scale performance verification trails, which would start in 2012. The diversified miner was...

Rio Tinto selects partners for expanded technology programme

Global diversified miner Rio Tinto is planning to expand its next generation technology programme, Mine of the Future, to develop new equipment and systems for deep underground mines. The miner has selected Aker Wirth, Atlas Copco and...

Rio Tinto teams up with university to establish $11m sorting centre

Diversified miner Rio Tinto and the University of Queensland, in Australia, have established the Rio Tinto Centre for Advanced Mineral Sorting, at a cost of $11-million, to develop technologies for the separation and upgrading of minerals, such as...

Rio Tinto, partner to establish new £6m research centre

Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto, in collaboration with the Imperial College of London, will establish a £6-million research centre focusing on advanced mining and mineral processing techniques to extract minerals from deep underground....

Quadrem sees $6bn orders by end 05

Global eMarketplace Quadrem says it is 'on track to deliver a record 2005'. The company posted cash flow positive mid-year results and is expected to grow throughput 50% over 2004 numbers, reaching 1,4 million-purchase orders worth $6-billion by...