Senior Advisor - Technology Development

Senior Advisor Technology Development (USA) – NutonTM

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

NutonTM is an innovative new venture that aims to help grow Rio Tinto’s copper business. At the core of NutonTM is a portfolio of proprietary copper leach related technologies and capability – a product of almost 30 years of research and development. The NutonTM technology offers the potential to economically unlock known low-grade copper sulphide resources, copper bearing waste and tailings, and achieve higher copper recoveries on primary copper sulfide material, allowing for a significantly increased copper production outcome. One of the key differentiators of NutonTM is the potential to deliver leading environmental performance, including more efficient water usage, lower carbon emissions, and the ability to reclaim mine sites by reprocessing mine waste.

We are seeking a Senior Advisor for Technology Development to support programs focused on testing various ores and advancing Nuton technologies. The goal is to enhance unit processes and design modules specific to the Nuton process. This role will involve directly overseeing and managing test programs at Nuton partner laboratories.

The role will be based in Tucson Arizona, USA. The successful candidate will undergo an initial training period at Rio Tinto’s Bundoora Technology Development Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Technology Development, you will:

What you’ll bring

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

Where you’ll be working

The role will be based in Tucson, Arizona and include an initial assignment to Melbourne, VIC, Australia, at the Bundoora Technical Development Centre.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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