Rio Tinto and BHP explore collaboration to mine up to 200 million tonnes of Pilbara iron ore
Businesswire·2026-01-14 23:00PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and BHP have agreed to work together to extract up to 200 million tonnes of iron ore at their neighbouring Yandicoogina and Yandi iron ore operations in the Pilbara. Under two non-binding Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), the companies will explore the potential for: These new opportunities build on a 2023 agreement between Rio Tinto and BHP to mine the Mungadoo Pillar, which allowed mining of ore from the shared tenure boundary that was previously inaccessible. ...