Shona Markham, the general manager of Rio Tinto's Weipa operations, noted, "Due to the wet weather in Q1, 2023 was a challenging year but were able to make a strong recovery in the second half of the year".
Markham commended the team's efforts, saying, "We had a strong performance across our Weipa operations in Q4 and I want to acknowledge the efforts of everyone at all our sites in helping achieve our group bauxite guidance. “It demonstrates the outstanding results we can attain when we work together."
In addition to Weipa, Rio Tinto's Gove operation shipped 11.5 million tonnes of bauxite in 2023, and the company sourced additional bauxite from mines in Guinea and Brazil.
