力拓（RIO.AX）周五表示，将投资19亿美元开发澳大利亚昆士兰州的Kangwinan铝土矿项目，以替代其老化的Andoom矿山产量，并提升其Weipa铝土矿业务的年产能。
Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) said on Friday it will invest $1.9 billion to develop the Kangwinan bauxite project in Queensland, Australia, replacing output from its ageing Andoom mine and lifting annual production capacity at its Weipa bauxite operations.
该矿业公司称，这项投资将使Weipa的铝土矿年产量增加2000万吨，目标在2029年实现首批产出，预计2032年达到全面生产。
The miner said the investment would add 20 million tonnes of annual bauxite production in Weipa, with first output targeted in 2029 and full production expected by 2032.
位于昆士兰州的Weipa是世界最大的铝土矿开采综合体之一。它供应矿石用于生产氧化铝和铝，应用范围涵盖建筑、交通运输、包装以及可再生能源基础设施。
Located in Queensland, Weipa is one of the world's largest bauxite mining complexes. It supplies the ore to make alumina and aluminium for applications ranging from construction and transportation to packaging and renewable energy infrastructure.
随着Andoom矿山在本十年接近寿命终结，Kangwinan将取代其位于Weipa附近的产量，同时将Weipa的年产能从目前的约3800万吨提升至约4400万吨。
Kangwinan will replace production from the Andoom mine near Weipa as it reaches the end of its life this decade, while increasing Weipa's annual production capacity to about 44 million tonnes from around 38 million tonnes currently.
该开发项目还将有助于抵消力拓计划于2029年关闭北领地Gove铝土矿的影响。
The development will also help offset the planned 2029 closure of Rio's Gove bauxite mine in the Northern Territory.
此前上个月，力拓达成协议收购相邻的Aurukun铝土矿项目（来自嘉能可GLEN.L和三菱），尚待监管批准，旨在延长在该地区的长期增长。此次宣布紧随其后。
The announcement follows Rio's agreement last month to acquire the adjacent Aurukun Bauxite Project from Glencore (GLEN.L) and Mitsubishi, subject to regulatory approvals, as it seeks to extend long-term growth in the region.
力拓表示，Amrun、Kangwinan和Aurukun的联合运营预计将支持其Weipa铝土矿业务远至本世纪中叶以后。
Rio said the combined Amrun, Kangwinan and Aurukun operations are expected to support its Weipa bauxite business well beyond the middle of the century.