Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
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Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
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 | Property description/type of mineMineral sand dredging.Type of mineralisationCoastal mineralised sands.This Property is considered a production stage property forSK-1300 reporting purposes.Processing plants and other available facilitiesQMM has an operating dredge, dry mine unit, heavy mineralconcentrator, mineral separation plant, port and bulk loadingfacilities.Power sourceOn-site heavy fuel oil generators; wind and solar projectagreements with an independent power producer are expectedto take the asset to 50% renewable energy by 2025.The 8MW photovoltaic (PV) solar plant and 8.25 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system were successfullycommissioned in 2023, and the mine received its firstrenewable electricity supply. Construction of the 16MW windproject began in the third quarter of 2023 and is scheduled forcompletion by 2025. |

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 311 | riotinto.com |

Production, Mineral Reserves, Mineral Resources and operations | Mines and production facilities

| PropertyRichards Bay Minerals(RBM)(Richards Bay Mining(Pty) Limited andRichards Bay Titanium(Pty) Limited)OwnershipRBM is a joint venturebetween Rio Tinto(74%) and BlueHorizon – a consortiumof investors and ourhost communitiesMbonambi, Sokhulu,Mkhwanazi and Dube(24%). The remainingshares are held in anemployee trust (2%).OperatorRio TintoLocationRichards Bay,KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa |     | Access and infrastructureRail, road and port.Title/lease/acreageMineral rights for Reserve 4 and Reserve 10 issued by SouthAfrican State and converted to new order mining rights from 9May 2012. Mining rights run until 8 May 2041 and covers11,645ha, including the mined Tisand area.Key permit conditionsRBM operates in 3 lease areas, Tisand, Zulti North and ZultiSouth, by means of a notarial deed. Tisand (which contains thestockpiled tails) and Zulti North leases are held by RichardsBay Mining (Pty) Ltd.RBM is owned by a consortium of local communities andbusinesses in line with South Africa’s Broad-Based BlackEconomic Empowerment legislation.HistoryProduction started 1977; initial interest acquired 1989. Fifthmining plant commissioned in 2000. One mining plantdecommissioned in