Asset Report
Hope Downs iron ore mine
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Hope Downs is a 50:50 joint venture between Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting. It consists of the Hope Downs 1 complex (comprising Hope Downs North, Hope Downs South, and Baby Hope deposits) and Hope Downs 4. The Hope Downs operations are located 30km to 75km north-west of the town of Newman in the PIlbara region of Western Australia. Hope Downs produces around 50Mt of iron ore each year which is blended into Rio Tinto's Pilbara Blend fines and lump products.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Emissions
Tables and charts
This report includes 13 images and tables including:
- Hope Downs Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – total global production - tonnes of ore
- Location Map
- Participation
- Marketable reserves (at 01/01/2024)
- Production
- Production
- Operational Summary
- Infrastructure
- Cash Costs
- Cash Costs
- Capital Expenditure
- Product Quality
- Economic Assumptions
What's included
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