Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 512

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 512
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 Lambert and Pannawonica. There are three 220kV switching stations and twelve bulk terminal substations located near the port and mine operations where the transmission voltage is stepped down to 33kV for distribution within the facilities. Rio Tinto is also the network operator for the towns of Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Wickham, Dampier, and Pannawonica.” Personnel Personnel are engaged on either a residential or fly-in-fly-out basis, sourced from capital and regional centres in Western Australia. Age, modernisation and condition of the equipment and facilities The infrastructure, equipment and facilities within the Pilbara Property vary considerably in age, and many have been subject to brownfields development since original construction. All infrastructure, equipment and facilities within the Pilbara Property are subject to an ongoing regime of sustaining capital investment and maintenance, underpinned by asset integrity audits, engineering inspections, engineering life cycles for key equipment and safety inspections and audits. Book value For the book value for the Pilbara Property, see Rio Tinto Financial Information by Business Unit on pages 266 - 267 . Titles, rights and permits Title details In Western Australia, all minerals are the property of the Crown with few exceptions. A mining title must be obtained before any prospecting, exploration or mining activities can be carried out. In Western Australia, the Mining Act 1978, Mining Act 1904, Mining Regulations 1981 and various State Agreements provide the framework of rights and obligations which govern most of Rio Tinto’s exploration and mining activities. Conditions on the grant of mining tenements include the requirements to meet specific reporting and expenditure commitments, which have been met as of the date of this Form 20-F filing. Mineral rights The Pilbara Property Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves are held under a combination of State Agreement mining and mineral leases, exploration licences and mining leases under the Mining Act 1978 and temporary reserves held under the Mining Act 1904. State Agreement mining and mineral leases and mining leases under the Mining Act are granted for a period of 21 years and are typically renewable for further periods of 21 years. Exploration licences applied for prior to 10 February 2006 are initially for a five year term and are renewable for two periods of either one or two years and are then renewable for periods of one year. Exploration licences applied for after 10 February 2006 are initially for a five year term and are renewable for an additional five year term and then periods of two years. Renewal of exploration licences is subject to