Rio Tinto Plans $1.9 Billion Kangwinan Bauxite Project in Queensland

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Rio Tinto Plans $1.9 Billion Kangwinan Bauxite Project in Queensland

The planned development is intended to support an expansion of the company’s Weipa operations in Queensland, Australia.

By John Kim

Published Oct 23, 2026, 12:07 PM EDT

An idle excavator rests on a red earth ridge in Queensland / TokenPost.ai (mono)

Rio Tinto plans to invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland, Australia, as part of an expansion of its Weipa operations, the company announced Thursday, Oct. 22.

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