Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 454

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 454
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 community initiatives/investmentrequirements; and payment of taxes and government royalties.HistoryConstruction of the Dampier field started in 1969; first shipment in1972. Lake MacLeod was acquired in 1978 as an operating field.Port Hedland was acquired in 2001 as an operating field.In January 2024, Dampier Salt entered into a sales agreement forLake MacLeod with privately owned salt company LeichhardtIndustrials Group. Commercial and regulatory conditions fordivestment were satisfied in November 2024 and the sitetransferred to Leichhardt ownership on 2 December 2024.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |     | Property description/type of mineSolar evaporation of seawater at Dampier and Port Hedland.Type of mineralisationSalt is grown every year through solar evaporation inpermanent crystallising pans.Processing plants and other available facilitiesSalt is processed through a washing plant, consisting of screwbowl classifiers and static screens at Port Hedland and sizingscreens, counter-current classifiers with dewatering screensand centrifuges at Dampier.Dampier produces shipping-ready product for immediateshiploading.Washed salt at Port Hedland is dewatered on stockpiles.Power sourceLong-term contracts with Hamersley Iron and Horizon Powerand on-site generation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 306 | riotinto.com |

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

Group mines as at 31 December 2024 Copper Production properties

| PropertyEscondidaOwnership30% Rio Tinto,57.5% BHP,10% JECOCorporationconsortium comprisingMitsubishi, JX NipponMining and Metals(10%), 2.5% JECO 2LtdOperatorBHPLocationAtacama Desert, Chile |     | Access and infrastructureRoad and rail, including a pipeline and road to the deep seaport at Coloso:–Two concentrate transport lines from mine site to port facilityat Coloso (9” line from LS1 and LS2 and 6” line from LosColorados)–Two desalinisation plants at Coloso port along with watertreatment plant for concentrate filtrate–Two water pipelines and 4 pump stations for freshwatersupply to site–Roadway to site, rail line for supplies and cathode transport,power transport facilities to tie site to power grid–Site offices