Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 462

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 462
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| PropertyRio Tinto Iron andTitanium (RTIT)Quebec Operations –Lac TioOwnership100% Rio TintoOperatorRio TintoLocationHavre-Saint-Pierre,Quebec, Canada                                    |     | Access and infrastructureRail, road and port (St Lawrence River).Title/lease/acreageA total of 6,496ha of licences including 2 mining concessions oftotal 605ha, granted by Province of Quebec in 1949 and1951 which, subject to certain Mining Act restrictions, conferrights and obligations of an owner.Key permit conditionsThe property is held under Quebec provincial governmentmining concession permits (Concession minière No 368 and381). Each is of one year duration renewable as long as themine is in operation. RTIT Quebec Operations – Lac Tio havealso a number of claims (exclusive exploration permits)covering ilmenite occurrences in the region of the mine. Theseclaims are renewable every 2 years. |     | HistoryProduction started 1950; interest acquired in 1989.Property description/type of mineOpen pit.This Property is considered a production stage property forSK-1300 reporting purposes.Type of mineralisationMagmatic intrusion.Processing plants and other available facilitiesLac Tio has a crushing facility, dedicated railway, stockpile atthe train terminal, ship loader, office buildings at the mine andat the terminal and waste dumps.Power sourceSupplied by Hydro-Québec at regulated tariff.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| PropertyQIT MadagascarMinerals (QMM)OwnershipQIT MadagascarMinerals is 80% ownedby Rio Tinto and 20%owned by theGovernment ofMadagascarOperatorRio TintoLocationFort-Dauphin,Madagascar |     | Access and infrastructureRoad and port.Title/lease/acreageMining lease covering 56,200ha, granted by centralgovernment.Key permit conditionsThe permit has a validity of 30 years as of 12 December 1996.Additional renewal for 10 years each period are granted atQMM’s request. An annual fee is payable to governmentauthorities following notification at the beginning of January.HistoryExploration project started in 1986; construction approved2005. Ilmenite and zirsil production started 2008. QMM intendsto extract ilmenite and zirsil from heavy mineral sands over anarea of about 6,000ha along the coast over the next 40 years.                                                                            |