Overview

• The partners will invest US$733 million (A$1.1 billion) to develop new deposits at the West Angelas hub in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
• Rio Tinto’s share is US$389 million within the Robe River joint venture alongside Mitsui and Nippon Steel.
• The sustaining project has secured state and federal approvals and is slated to begin operations in 2027, with about 600 construction jobs and roughly 950 ongoing roles at the hub after start-up.
• The works are intended to maintain West Angelas’ 35 million tonne annual capacity, add 22 km of new haul roads, and use autonomous trucking to deliver ore to the hub.
• Rio Tinto says it has engaged with the Yinhawangka and Ngarlawangga peoples on heritage and environmental management, and it is progressing a Rhodes Ridge pre‑feasibility study targeting first ore by 2030.