RIO received approval of its Modified Environmental Impact Study (MEIA) at Condestable on August 21st, concluding a 14-month process.
The approval permits an increase in throughput to 10Ktpd from the current 8.4Ktpd and extends the environmentally approved mine life by a further decade.
It also authorizes a dry-stack tailings facility with initial permitted capacity of ~43Mt, designed for staged expansions to 170Mt.
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RIO: MEIA Received at Condestable; FID Anticipated in H2