https://www.miningweekly.com

Rio Tinto aims to produce copper in Arizona by end of decade

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm

Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm

26th September 2024

By: Bloomberg

  

Font size: - +

Rio Tinto aims to start churning out copper from a long-delayed mining project in Arizona by the end of the decade, according to CEO Jakob Stausholm.

“From a permitting point of view, we are towards the end of the process,” Stausholm said Thursday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “We’re talking towards the end of the decade that we can have production.”

Rio’s Resolution Mine in Arizona would, if completed, supply more than a quarter of US copper demand for decades. But it’s strongly opposed by Native American groups concerned that the project will destroy a sacred tribal site. The project has faced numerous setbacks, and the permitting process has dragged on for over 12 years.

The Resolution project is owned 55% by Rio and 45% by BHP Group.

Edited by Bloomberg

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

Axiom Hydraulics
Axiom Hydraulics

Axiom Hydraulics is a trusted leader in South Africa’s hydraulic industry, delivering world-class components, systems, and engineering expertise...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
Sweet-Orr
Sweet-Orr

Sweet-Orr, established in 1871, is a global leader in superior protective workwear, known for quality, innovation, and performance.

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Magazine round up | 16 October 2026
Magazine round up | 16 October 2026
16th October 2026

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

➕

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION

➕

➕







sq:0.048 0.068s - 110pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now