MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto said on Wednesday has suspended its Weipa bauxite mining operations at the northeastern tip of the country ahead of a cyclone.
"Operations have been suspended at Weipa as Cyclone Trevor approaches the coast, as per standard procedures," a spokesman told Reuters by email.
Bauxite is the raw material used to make aluminum.
(Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)
