Overview

• The Robe River joint-venture partners — Rio Tinto, Mitsui and Nippon Steel — will invest US$733 million (A$1.1 billion), with Rio contributing US$389 million.
• The West Angelas Sustaining Project has received all required state and federal approvals, clearing it to proceed.
• Rio frames the decision as one element of its broader commitment to deploy about US$20 billion in the Pilbara to maintain production volumes.
• The company says the work will maintain the West Angelas hub’s 35 million tonnes per year capacity and targets operations starting in 2027, supporting 600 construction jobs and about 950 ongoing roles.
• Planned works include more than 22 km of new haul roads, autonomous trucking of ore to the hub, and continued heritage engagement with the Yinhawangka and Ngarlawangga peoples.