Tag: Utah

Rio Tinto to transition to 100% renewable diesel at Utah copper mine from 2024

Rio Tinto to transition to 100% renewable diesel at Utah copper mine from 2024

December 5, 2023 |

In Utah, Rio Tinto will replace its entire fossil diesel consumption with renewable diesel at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah from 2024. Kennecott’s fleet of 90 haul trucks and all heavy machinery will begin to transition to renewable diesel in the first quarter of 2024, along with consumption from the concentrator, smelter, and refinery. […]

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Summit County Utah wins BDO Zone A rating

Summit County Utah wins BDO Zone A rating

December 3, 2023 |

In Utah, the BDO Zone Initiative has issued a BDO Zone ‘A’ rating for Summit County, Utah for 100,000 bone-dried metric tons per year of woody biomass. The prestigious ‘A’ rating indicates ‘high quality’ feedstock supply chains and infrastructure, attributed to minimal competition for pulpwood and forest residue, combined with an anticipated additional supply from […]

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