Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 445

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 445
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 highways–public and Rio Tinto-operated airports–a Hamersley and Robe owned integrated heavy haulagerail network, 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 andsupply of fresh water to sites–managed accommodation villages for fly-in fly-out (FIFO)sites–a housing portfolio managing properties in the towns ofDampier, Wickham, Karratha, Pannawonica, Paraburdooand Tom Price–tailings storage facilities at several mine sites.All assets are subject to routine inspections and ongoinginvestment and maintenance programs to ensure theseremain fit for purpose.Title/lease/acreageAgreements for life of mine with the Government of WesternAustralia, save for the Yandicoogina mining lease, whichexpires in 2039 with an option to extend for 21 years.Mount Tom Price, Marandoo, Brockman 2, Brockman 4,Nammuldi and Western Turner Syncline Mineral and MiningLeases held underIron Ore (Hamersley Range) AgreementAct 1963.Area of ML4SA approximately 79,469 hectares (ha).Area of M272SA approximately 14,136ha.Gudai-Darri Mineral Lease held underIron Ore (MountBruce) Agreement Act 1972.Area of ML252SA approximately 67,616ha.Paraburdoo Mineral Lease held underIron Ore (HamersleyRange) Agreement Act 1968.Area of ML246SA approximately 12,950ha.Channar Mining Lease held underIron Ore (Channar JointVenture) Agreement Act 1987. Mining lease expires in 2028with an option to extend by up to 5 years.Area of M265SA approximately 5,965ha.Yandicoogina Mining Lease held underIron Ore(Yandicoogina) Agreement Act 1996.Area of M274SA approximately 30,550ha.Key permit conditionsState Agreement conditions are set by the Government ofWestern Australia and broadly comprise environmentalcompliance and reporting obligations; closure andrehabilitation considerations; local procurement andcommunity initiatives/investment requirements; andpayment of taxes and government royalties.The current business also operates under an IndigenousLand Use Agreement (ILUA) which includes commitmentsfor payments made to trust accounts; Indigenousemployment and business opportunities; and heritage andcultural