Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 162

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 162
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 the outcomes that are important to them.

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Country updates QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), Madagascar In 2023, QMM increased its community commitment to $4 million per year over 25 years, with half to be spent locally and half in the region. This was part of the fiscal agreement between the Government of Madagascar and Rio Tinto announced in August 2023. In September 2024, following several community engagements, the list of projects was submitted to the representatives of the Government of Madagascar and approved by the Council of Ministers. In 2024, QMM completed the regional rollout of backpacks for children in the District of Fort-Dauphin. A total of 38 primary schools, with more than 11,000 children, benefited from these critical school supplies. QMM also supported the community health mission of the NGO Médecins de l'Océan Indien (MOI), an initiative that aims to facilitate free access to essential medical care for more than 19,000 patients in Fort-Dauphin and the surrounding area. In April 2024, Rio Tinto plc received a “letter of claim” from UK law firm Leigh Day representing 64 individuals living in the Mandena region of Madagascar where QMM operates. We are taking the letter seriously. Although we cannot comment on the letter itself given the initiation of a legal process, QMM’s published independent studies on water quality and radiation within the community, taken over the last 3 years (available on Rio Tinto’s website), do not support the allegations raised in the letter. Resolution Copper project, Arizona, US At our Resolution Copper project, we remain committed to preserving Native American and local cultural heritage while delivering long-term benefits to the region. In 2024, we continued building relationships with Native American Tribes and local communities, strengthening partnerships focused on cultural preservation, youth recreation, and economic development. We also advanced and signed the Good Neighbor Agreement with the Town of Superior, local communities and stakeholders from the Pinal and Gila counties to support a lasting, collaborative relationship.

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Simandou project, Guinea We are committed to delivering significant and tangible economic and social benefits to the local communities surrounding the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. We continue to work closely with community representatives to understand their priorities and concerns, and to design and deliver social investment programs that contribute