Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 513

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 513
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 satisfying prescribed criteria. Temporary reserves are renewed for a one year term. The renewal of all tenure at the Pilbara Property is maintained by the tenure and geographical information systems team. Further, a tenement database provides reminder notices of pending renewals and renewal procedures are adhered to in accordance with established guidelines.

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 343 | riotinto.com |

Additional information | US Disclosure

The following table lists the Rio Tinto mining leases containing the Pilbara Property Mineral Reserves. This is a subset of the 121 tenements held across the Pilbara Property, covering approximately 429,350ha.

| Lease   | Holder                             | Type             | Area (ha) |
| ML4SA   | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited        | SA Mineral Lease |    79,469 |
| M272SA  | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited        | SA Mineral Lease |    14,136 |
| ML252SA | Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited     | SA Mineral Lease |    67,616 |
| ML246SA | Hamersley Iron Pty. Limited        | SA Mineral Lease |    12,950 |
| M265SA  | Channar JV                         | SA Mineral Lease |     5,956 |
| M274SA  | Hamersley Iron - Yandi Pty Limited | SA Mineral Lease |    30,550 |
| M282SA  | Hope Downs JV                      | SA Mineral Lease |    57,222 |
| ML248SA | Robe River Ltd                     | SA Mineral Lease |    78,600 |

Permitting requirements Rio Tinto conducts various environmental studies as needed to support operations and for compliance with regulatory obligations. Baseline studies are undertaken to inform formal impact assessment processes in accordance with provisions under the Environmental Protection Act 1986, and where relevant, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Mining related activities require additional approvals under the Mining Act 1978. A significant proportion of the Pilbara Property’s Mineral Reserves estimate is located within existing permitted operating mining areas with three pending proposals covering deposits included in the estimate, Brockman Syncline and Hope Downs 2 (pending approval) and West Angelas (referred for assessment). All these projects are in advanced stages of study. The Pilbara Property also operates under several Indigenous Land Use Agreements and other agreements with traditional owner groups, which include matters such as, but not limited to, commitments for payments made to trust