Rio Tinto将使用生态友好生物沥滤技术,从亚利桑那矿向亚马逊网络服务提供铜。 Rio Tinto will supply copper from its Arizona mine to Amazon Web Services using eco-friendly bioleaching tech.

Rio Tinto将根据一项为期两年的协议,从亚利桑那州约翰逊营矿向亚马逊网络服务公司供应铜, Rio Tinto will supply copper from its Arizona Johnson Camp Mine to Amazon Web Services under a two-year agreement, marking AWS as the first customer for Rio’s Nuton bioleaching technology. 该工艺利用细菌从低品位矿石中提取铜,减少用水和碳排放,支持可持续采矿和美国技术基础设施。 The process uses bacteria to extract copper from low-grade ore with lower water use and carbon emissions, supporting sustainable mining and U.S. tech infrastructure. 用于数据中心组件的铜与亚马逊净零目标和AI扩张驱动的对关键矿物日益增长的需求相一致。 The copper, used in data center components, aligns with Amazon’s net-zero goals and growing demand for critical minerals driven by AI expansion. 财务条款和生产量没有披露。 Financial terms and production volumes were not disclosed.