Rio Tinto and BHP to collaborate on Pilbara iron ore mining

Rio Tinto and BHP have announced plans to jointly mine up to 200 million tonnes (mt) of iron ore from their adjacent Yandicoogina and Yandi sites in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA). This initiative is facilitated by two non-binding memorandums of understanding (MoUs). It involves joint efforts at Rio Tinto's Wunbye deposit and the utilisation of BHP's Yandi Lower Channel Deposit ore at the former’s wet plants under agreed terms. This potential collaboration follows a 2023 agreement between ...