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Rio Tinto Kennecott to fully transition to renewable diesel

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Rio Tinto will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah from 2024.

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  • Rio Tinto will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah from 2024.
  • The renewable diesel is made from renewable biogenic materials sourced in the United States.
  • Rio Tinto Copper Chief Operating Officer Clayton Walker said: “Transitioning Kennecott completely to renewable diesel builds on a suite of decarbonisation initiatives that have reduced carbon emissions from the operation by 65% since 2019.
  • Rio Tinto Chief Decarbonisation Officer Jonathon McCarthy said: “Combined with Rio Tinto's U.S. Borax operation - which completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel in May 2023 - this initiative would replace 11% of Rio Tinto's global fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel.

Jeff Olsen, President and CEO of Boart Longyear, Joins Savage Board of Directors

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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MIDVALE, Utah, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Savage is pleased to announce that Jeff Olsen, President and CEO of Boart Longyear, has joined its Board of Directors.

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  • MIDVALE, Utah, Oct. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Savage is pleased to announce that Jeff Olsen, President and CEO of Boart Longyear, has joined its Board of Directors.
  • The company also has a substantial presence in aftermarket parts and service, energy, mine de-watering, oil sands exploration, production drilling, and down-hole instrumentation.
  • “Jeff Olsen brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished career that will be valuable to our Board of Directors,” said Kirk Aubry, Savage President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Before joining Boart Longyear, he served as Chief Commercial Officer for Rio Tinto's Iron and Titanium business since 2010.

New Southern California Water Bank Improves Water Supply Reliability for Millions

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency celebrated the key milestone today.

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  • Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency celebrated the key milestone today.
  • The High Desert Water Bank, a partnership between the two agencies, allows Metropolitan to store State Water Project supplies in the Antelope Valley groundwater basin.
  • When needed, water can be pumped back out using newly built wells and delivered to Southern California communities through the California Aqueduct.
  • Through the optimization of water resources and development of groundwater storage, the Agency maintains a reliable, sustainable, and affordable water supply.

Metropolitan, Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency to celebrate new regional water storage

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Friday, October 20, 2023
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:

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  • Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
    Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency will celebrate completion of the first stage of the High Desert Water Bank, a critical groundwater storage project that will significantly increase Southern California’s water supply reliability by allowing Metropolitan to store up to 280,000 acre-feet of State Water Project supplies in the Antelope Valley groundwater basin.
  • Backdrop/tours of the High Desert Water Bank, including turnout facilities from the California Aqueduct and large-scale spreading basins.
  • Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency received its charter as a regional water Agency from the State Legislature in 1959.
  • Through the optimization of water resources and development of groundwater storage, the Agency maintains a reliable, sustainable, and affordable water supply.

Rio Tinto U.S. Borax becomes first open pit mine to transition to renewable diesel

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Friday, June 2, 2023
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Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone.

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  • Rio Tinto has successfully completed the full transition of its heavy machinery from fossil diesel to renewable diesel at its Boron, California operation, making it the first open pit mine in the world to achieve this milestone.
  • Rio Tinto Minerals Chief Executive Sinead Kaufman said: “We are proud that our U.S. Borax operations have become the first open pit mine to operate a fleet running entirely on renewable diesel.
  • Renewable diesel is one of several sustainability solutions that Rio Tinto is using to transform its businesses.”
    An initial trial of switching fossil diesel to renewable diesel in a U.S. Borax haul truck was conducted through 2022 in partnership with Neste and Rolls-Royce.
  • Rio Tinto U.S. Borax used Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ during the trial.

POZZOLANS FROM MINE WASTE to DECARBONIZE CONCRETE

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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Using mine waste materials to create low carbon alternatives to cement.

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Ted's Montana Grill Announces 20 Year Impact on Environment and Reviving Bison Population

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
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Twenty years later, Turner, McKerrow and a passionate team at Ted's have made a significant impact on the bison population and the environment.

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  • Twenty years later, Turner, McKerrow and a passionate team at Ted's have made a significant impact on the bison population and the environment.
  • Opening Ted's was exactly what we needed to introduce consumers to bison and grow the population."
  • We're proud of the overall impact we have made on bison and the environment in 20 years, and that is an ideal worth protecting."
  • Ted's Montana Grill is an Atlanta-based restaurant founded in 2002 by environmentalist Ted Turner and award-winning restaurateur George McKerrow.

Truck Drivers Who Haul Borax For Rio Tinto Demand Enforcement Of Company's "Supplier Code Of Conduct" In US Supply Chain At Company's UK AGM

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Monday, April 15, 2019
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"It took tremendous courage for the Cal Cartage Express drivers to leave their families, travel to London, and confront the global mining giant Rio Tinto.

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  • "It took tremendous courage for the Cal Cartage Express drivers to leave their families, travel to London, and confront the global mining giant Rio Tinto.
  • "The fact is that NFI Industries' subsidiary California Cartage Express, which hauls borax from the Rio Tinto Boron Mine to the Port of Los Angeles, has a demonstrable track record of violating Rio Tinto's Code of Conduct.
  • The Rio Tinto Boron Mine in Boron, California, is the largest borax mine in the world, producing "nearly half of the world's supply of refined borate products."
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