Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 449

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 449
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ley Iron network varyconsiderably in age, and many plants have been subject tobrownfields development since original construction. All plantsare subject to an ongoing regime of sustaining capitalinvestment and maintenance, underpinned by asset integrityaudits, engineering inspections, engineering life cycles for keyequipment and safety inspections and audits.Power sourceSupplied through the integrated Hamersley and Robe powernetwork operated by Pilbara Iron. |
| PropertyAustralian PilbaraOperationsMineHope Downs 1Ownership50% Rio Tinto50% HancockProspecting Pty LtdOperatorRio TintoLocationPilbara region,Western Australia                                                                                                           |     | Access and infrastructureAccess and infrastructure within the property includes:–a network of sealed and unsealed roads connecting to publicroads and highways–public and Rio Tinto-operated airports–a Hamersley and Robe-owned integrated heavy haulage railnetwork, operated by Pilbara Iron comprising nearly2,000km of rail, rail cars and locomotives–four shipping terminals, located at Dampier and CapeLambert and managed as a single port system–water piping networks for both abstracted water and supplyof fresh water to sites–managed accommodation villages for FIFO sites–tailings storage facilities at several mine sites.All assets are subject to routine inspections and ongoinginvestment and maintenance programs to ensure these remainfit for purpose.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |     | Title/lease/acreageMining lease expires in 2027 with 2 options to extend of21 years each. Mining lease held underIron Ore (Hope Downs)Agreement Act 1992.Area of M282SA approximately57,222ha.Key permit conditionsState Agreement conditions are set by the Western AustralianGovernment and broadly comprise environmental complianceand reporting obligations; closure and rehabilitationconsiderations; local procurement and community initiatives/investment requirements; and payment of taxes andgovernment royalties.The current business also operates under an ILUA whichincludes commitments for payments made to trust accounts,Indigenous employment and business opportunities, andheritage and cultural protections.HistoryJoint venture between Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting.Construction of Stage 1 to 22Mtpa commenced 2006 andfirst production occurred 2007. Stage 2 to 30Mtpacompleted 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 304 | riotinto.com |

Production, Mineral Reserves, Mineral Resources and operations | Mines and production facilities

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