Australia – Rio close may Gove mine: 1400 jobs lost

Rio Tinto may close its Gove alumina mine in an effort to cut costs globally.

The decision follows the miner’s announcement it would slash jobs at the site.

At the time Frank Willsdon, Pacific’s general manager, explained that Rio is looking at ways to operate the site with fewer people.

“Steadily over time, we [want to] reduce the manning levels both on our own employee side and also on the contractor side,” he said…

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via Strategic review may see Rio close Gove mine | Mining Australia.