Asset Report
Robe River - Pannawonica iron ore mine
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Report summary
Pannawonica is one of two mines in Robe River JV and is operated by majority owner Rio Tinto. It has annual nameplate capacity of 34 million tonnes. Due to the simplistic nature of mining pisolite ore, Pannawonica is one of Rio Tinto's lowest cost mines. The mine also has the lowest strip ratio of any Rio Tinto mine at 0.4:1, assisting in keeping costs low. It produces a low-Fe grade product that is also low in phosphorus. Additional deposits Mesa B, C and H maintain production levels at 30 Mtpa.
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Robe River- Pannawonica Emission Intensity Quartile ranking – total global production- tonnes of oreLocation MapParticipation
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Marketable reserves (at 01/01/2025)ProductionProductionOperationsInfrastructureCash costsCash CostsCapital costsProduct quality
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