Growing our Pilbara
We are investing more than $15 billion over the next five years to expand our Pilbara operations by 50 per cent to 353 million tonnes per annum (Mt/a) by 2015.
To reach a 353 Mt/a target requires capacity increases in our coastal areas at Dampier and Cape Lambert and also inland within our mines and rail system.
Port and rail works have already begun at Cape Lambert and Dampier port and of our 14 mines in the Pilbara, four of these - Brockman 4, Western Turner Syncline, Marandoo and Nammuldi1 - are set for expansion. Further mine development opportunities are also being studied. Please click here for a map of the Pilbara region and the location of proposed and approved expansion activities.
Read our latest project fact sheets for more information:
- Expansion - Growing our Pilbara (August 2011)
- Growing our communities - Wickham (August 2011)
- Working with the community to grow (August 2011)
View regular photo updates illustrating progress on our Pilbara expansion.
1Nammuldi expansion is currently in the study phase.
Latest media releases
- 15 May 2012
Rio Tinto doubles the development of apprentices and trainees to support its expanding workforce - 01 May 2012
Rio Tinto signs $3 million education partnership with UWA - 26 April 2012
Rio Tinto and ToxFree introduce rubbish recycling programme to Karratha primary schools
