Rio Tinto update on COVID-19
March 23 2020 - 6:37PM
Business Wire
Today, as a result of separate actions by the Premier of Quebec
and the President of South Africa to contain the spread of
COVID-19, Rio Tinto will slow down some of its operations.
At Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) in South Africa Rio Tinto will
curtail production in compliance with a directive from the
Government aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. As a result,
all mining operations at RBM will be halted by midnight on
Thursday, 26 March, for 21 days.
In line with the President’s directive, Rio Tinto will make
arrangements for the furnaces to be put on care and maintenance in
order to avoid damage to their continuous operations. At this time,
it is too early to speculate on when operations will resume or on
2020 production guidance. Resumption of the construction of the
Zulti South project will be delayed.
In Canada, because of the threat of COVID-19, the Premier of
Quebec has announced the closure of all non-essential businesses
from midnight on 24 March 2020 to 13 April. Rio Tinto understands
that the Quebec government has designated industrial complexes
including the aluminium sector and the mining industry as essential
industries but instructed that they must reduce their business
activity to the minimum. We will work with the government to comply
with its directive in relation to our Quebec operations. Any
impacts to operations or production guidance will be reported to
the market in due course.
Rio Tinto chief executive officer J-S Jacques said: “The health
and safety of our people is Rio Tinto’s key priority and we are
supportive of the action being taken by various governments to
address the threat of COVID-19. We will continue to work with our
employees, customers, communities and suppliers to minimise any
impact of action being taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19.”
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Rio
Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.
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