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Rio Tinto Ceases Mining Activities At Argyle Diamond Mine In Wa

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When Australian rough diamonds began surfacing in Europe, it was the first clue millions of gems were disappearing from the Argyle mine in the heart of WA’s Kimberley. Rio Tinto is one of the world’s major diamond producers, owning 100% of both the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada and the now closed Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia. Rio Tinto’s Select Diamantaires are your gateway to some of the most extraordinary and responsibly-sourced diamonds in the world. These companies represent the best of the []

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Mining major Rio Tinto has ceased mining activities at its Argyle diamond mine, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, after 37 years of operation. “Fifty years ago there were very few

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In December 2019, Rio Tinto engaged MineLiDAR to trial Hovermap for convergence monitoring at its Argyle Diamond Mine, in Western Australia. After 37 years of operations and having exhausted its economic reserves, the iconic Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia has celebrated its final day of mining. The Argyle orebody, a single pipe known as AK1, was discovered in October 1979. Alluvial operations began in 1983, open-pit mining began in Diversified mining company Rio Tinto’s second Beyond Rare tender has achieved a strong result, underscoring the rarity and unique provenance of the diamonds on offer. The auction, which featured

The purpose of the Mine Closure Plan is to outline Rio Tinto’s objectives, commitments, process and strategy for the closure and rehabilitation of the Argyle Diamond Mine.

The Argyle diamond mine was born from humble origins, with the first diamonds discovered by a group of geologists in the 1970’s, before Rio Tinto began mining the deposit in 1983. Iconic Argyle Diamond Mine Closes Rio Tinto employees, traditional owners and other stakeholders attended a small event at the mine on Tuesday afternoon to formally cease operations. Where is the Argyle diamond mine? Our Pilbara operations – including a world-class, integrated network of 16 iron ore mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure – are designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand, supported by our Operations Centre in Perth. Learn more today with Rio Tinto.

Explore Rio Tinto’s deep roots in Australia—from pioneering mining operations to community partnerships and sustainability initiatives across the Pilbara, Weipa, Gove, and beyond. “Rio Tinto’s new Argyle underground mine will help meet China’s growing demand for diamonds and will ensure the future supply of a diamond production profile that is uniquely placed to

The collection is headlined by seven “Old Masters”, notable historic diamonds from the Argyle mine that operated from 1983 to 2020. Technology is transforming the workplace across all industries. Mining automation can bring significant benefits to companies – driving productivity, lowering costs and increasing safety. Learn more about smarter mining technology today with Rio Tinto.

The Argyle mine is 100% controlled by Rio Tinto Ltd. (although until late 2000 it was a joint venture with Rio Tinto [56.8%], Ashton Mining Ltd. [38.2%], and the Western Australian Diamond Trust [5%]). It was the first large-scale operation for recovering diamonds in Australia. The ore grade is currently around 3.0 ct per tonne of host rock, which is three to 10 times higher than Carefully managing the waste from our operations is part of producing essential materials responsibly. 11 The Argyle Diamond mine was initially managed by CRA and, until late 2000, was a joint venture between Rio Tinto [56.8%], Ashton Mining Ltd. [38.2%], and the Western Australian Diamond Trust [5

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The Argyle Diamond mine south of Kununurra is owned and operated by Rio Tinto and is the world’s largest supplier (by volume) and the only known source of pink diamonds.

Safety remains front and centre for us at the mine, with much improvement still required at Argyle. It is pleasing however to see safety initiatives incorporating the latest available technology and these improvements will be directly transferable to other Rio

Available jobs Working at Rio Tinto means touching people’s lives: from exploring new materials to finding ways to tackle climate change. Here you can have a challenging, flexible and rewarding career that takes you exactly where you want to go. If you are curious and creative, ingenious and hard working, join us – we want you on our team. Our website provides an insight into the full scope of our business activities, from the operation of our open pit mine in the rugged East Kimberley region of Western Australia to the construction of our underground mine. Welcome to the Argyle Diamond Mine web site 7 November 2012 Rio Tinto’s rare offering of its large diamonds

Almost the entire world’s supply of rare pink and red diamonds come from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine, which ceased production in November 2020. Rio Tinto is in the process of closing its Argyle diamond mine in Northern Territory. Closing a mine is not a simple exercise, but mining companies who take a proactive stance to the undertaking are likely to be best off. We take a closer look at some of the best strategies for mine closure and rehabilitation. Using the case study of Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine 4 (hereafter “Argyle”) in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia (WA), this paper explores the extent to which Aboriginal people have benefited from employment at the mine.

A diamond might be forever, as the famous advertising slogan from De Beers claims, but a diamond mine certainly isn’t, as the closure this week of the once-giant Argyle mine in Australia proves. The Argyle diamond mine is also notable for being the first successful commercial diamond mine exploiting a volcanic pipe of lamproite, rather than the more usual kimberlite pipe; much earlier attempts to mine diamonds from a lamproite pipe in Arkansas, United States, were Closure is underway at Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine after the last of its highly prized coloured diamonds were extracted in November. But there may be no closure of the emotional kind for traditional

Rio Tinto closes its iconic Argyle diamond mine in Australia

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Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON: RIO) iconic Argyle mine in Western Australia has yielded one of the largest rare, gem-quality white diamonds in its 35-year history.