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August 9, 2009 -- Some of the
coal provides domestic power. The
Gladstone Power Station is the largest coal fired power station in
Queensland with six generating units and a capacity of 1,680
megawatts. It started producing power in 1976. In 1994 the
Queensland government sold the station to a joint venture including Rio
Tinto
Aluminum. About half its power goes to smelting and half to the
grid.
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The Gladstone area has a
significant amount of industry, including Rio Tinto's Yarwun Aluminium
Refinery. The U.S.$1.8 billion Yarwun 2 expansion project "will
more than double annual production, increasing alumina output by two
million tonnes to 3.4 million tonnes by 2011."
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Report
on the 2009 Queensland Expedition -
Eric M. Appleman |
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