(EnergyAsia, October 22 2010, Friday) — UK mining group Rio Tinto Limited said it has opened Australia’s newest open cut thermal coal mine in Bowen Basin in Queensland state. With a reserve base of 189 million tonnes, the Clermont mine is expected to produce 100,000 tonnes of coal a year, with export reaching 12.2 million…
AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto opens A$1.29 billion Clermont coal mine
Posted on October 21, 2010 by EnergyAsia