Rio Tinto halts work at Richards Bay as violent protests escalate

Rio Tinto Group has halted mining operations at its Richards Bay Minerals unit amid escalating violence in surrounding communities that led to an employee being shot and injured.

Output for 2019 is now expected to be at the low end of a guidance range of 1.2-million to 1.4-million tonnes and Rio is contacting customers to minimise disruptions. It isn’t clear when operations will resume and the company is appealing to the government to step in and end the violence, Werner Duvenhage, the MD for RBM, said.

The decision to halt operations was preceded by weeks of protests around the area where the mine is located, causing “on-and-off disruptions”, Duvenhage said, adding that the demonstrations are not related to the company.

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