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What the investment will fund
The project will develop new iron ore deposits at the West Angelas hub, part of the Robe River Joint Venture. Rio Tinto says the work is intended to maintain the hub’s annual production capacity at 35 million tonnes, using existing processing infrastructure. The 35 million tonnes is capacity to be sustained, not a stated increase in annual output.
Planned new construction includes non-process infrastructure and 22 kilometres of haul roads. Rio Tinto scheduled first ore for 2027 in its October 2025 announcement; that is a target, not confirmation that production has begun. The company said the project’s capital was already included in its group replacement capital guidance.
Who owns the joint venture
The Robe River Joint Venture interests are Rio Tinto, 53%; Mitsui Iron Ore, 33%; and Nippon Steel, 14%. The US$389 million figure is Rio Tinto’s share of the announced project investment.
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What the jobs figures mean
Rio Tinto estimated that construction would create about 600 jobs. It also said the hub would have a workforce of about 950 full-time equivalent roles once the project is operational. Those figures describe different things: the first is an estimate of construction employment, while the second is the expected workforce at the hub, not 950 new jobs created by the project.
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Rio Tinto said the Yinhawangka and Ngarlawangga Peoples worked with the company to co-design Social Cultural Heritage Management Plans intended to protect and manage cultural heritage and the environment. This is the company’s account of the engagement; the announcement does not independently assess its process or outcomes.
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