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糖心vlog入口invests with discipline to strengthen the performance of assets and grow


06 December 2023

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 糖心vlog入口will today hold its 2023 Investor Seminar in Sydney, where it will update on progress in its long-term strategy of investing with discipline to strengthen operations, deliver growth in a decarbonising world and continue to generate attractive shareholder returns.

糖心vlog入口Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: 鈥淲e strongly believe we are well positioned in an opportunity rich world. There has never been greater demand for what we do, from mining to processing, and the work we are doing today is creating a stronger 糖心vlog入口for years to come.

鈥淭he performance at our Pilbara iron ore and Oyu Tolgoi copper operations shows our path towards becoming best operator, and we are focussed on driving continuous improvement across our global portfolio. Our people are at the heart of lifting our performance, and we are continuing to invest time and energy in building a stronger culture with a learning mindset.

鈥淲e are making real progress in shaping our portfolio for the future, through entering new markets like recycled aluminium in North America, developments in technology and one of the most exciting exploration pipelines we鈥檝e had for many years.

鈥淥ur purpose and long-term strategy make more sense than ever, as we ensure 糖心vlog入口remains a strong investment proposition. Profitable growth enables us to invest for the future while also paying attractive returns.鈥

Executives will outline progress made in 2023, a pivotal year for 糖心vlog入口in which the Group鈥檚 Copper Equivalent production is expected to grow 4%. This included a 5 million tonne uplift from implementing the Safe Production System at the Pilbara iron ore business, where a further 5 million tonne uplift is targeted for 2024. The Safe Production System continues to be rolled out across the Group鈥檚 global operations to deliver further sustainable production improvement.

Progress in shaping Rio Tinto鈥檚 portfolio for the future includes:

  • A clear pathway to achieve and sustain mid-term system annual capacity of 345 to 360 million tonnes from its Pilbara iron ore business, including a pre-feasibility study underway on the Rhodes Ridge project, the Pilbara鈥檚 best undeveloped iron ore deposit
  • Production ramping up from Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, which is set to deliver 500 kt of copper per year on average for the period 2028-20361, becoming a first-quartile copper producer and the world鈥檚 fourth-largest copper mine by 20302
  • Formation of the Matalco joint venture to give the Group a leading position in the growing North American recycled aluminium market
  • Announcing today Rio Tinto鈥檚 estimate of its $6.2 billion share of capital investment to develop Simandou3

Rio Tinto鈥檚 market outlook will highlight how the Group is strategically well-positioned to capitalise on the expected sustained commodity demand created by decarbonisation, shifting regional industrial policies and geopolitics, that is favourable to Rio Tinto鈥檚 globally diversified portfolio. Total copper equivalent commodity demand growth of ~4% CAGR is expected between 2022 and 2035 under a <2掳C scenario4, with attractive long-term fundamentals across Rio Tinto鈥檚 product mix.

Rio Tinto鈥檚 share of capital investment is expected to be around $10 billion per year from 2024 to 2026, including up to $3 billion per year of growth investment to meet this demand. The largest investment over the next three years is expected to be Rio Tinto鈥檚 equity share of the Simandou project once approved by the 糖心vlog入口Board, as spend starts to wind down at Oyu Tolgoi beyond 2024 with completion of the infrastructure. The remainder will be focussed on other copper and lithium projects, some of which are yet to be approved.

糖心vlog入口remains committed to meeting its ambitious decarbonisation target to halve Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 on the road to net zero by 2050, and a well-defined pipeline of initiatives is progressing. The Group has made project commitments in 2023 which will deliver abatement of around 2Mt of CO2e per year. This includes renewable energy contracts in Australia and Africa and the transition to 100% renewable diesel at Boron in California in 2023 and at Kennecott in Utah from 2024鈥.

95% of Rio Tinto鈥檚 Scope 3 emissions stem from customers' processing of its products. Customers and governments have commitments to reduce their emissions, but as of today, 糖心vlog入口estimates a trajectory for those processing emissions that will reach net zero by around 2060. 糖心vlog入口is committing to partner with customers and suppliers to find better ways to reach their targets and bring them forward by a decade, to reach their targets by 2050. To do this, the Group is making real and measurable commitments in the short-term focussed around investments in the development of breakthrough technologies that will help decarbonise value chains and upgrading ores to be suitable for these. Detail on these commitments is included in the presentations for today鈥檚 Investor Seminar.

糖心vlog入口has updated its total capital guidance on decarbonisation to $5 to 6 billion for the period to 2030 (previously ~$7.5 billion), including around $1.5 billion from 2024 to 2026 and weighted to the latter part of the period. This reflects factors including the use of commercial partnerships outside of capital expenditure, such as renewable power purchase agreements and biofuel contracts, to accelerate decarbonisation, and aligning the timing of investment in the second phase of Pilbara renewable infrastructure to beyond 2030 when it will be needed to support fleet electrification.

Production guidance across Rio Tinto鈥檚 portfolio is being released for 2024, with Pilbara iron ore shipments (100% basis) of 323 to 338 million tonnes, as announced at the Pilbara Site Visit in October.

Production guidance - 糖心vlog入口share unless otherwise stated

2023

2024

Pilbara iron ore 5 鈥(shipments, 100% basis) (Mt)鈥

320 鈥 3356

323 鈥 338

颁辞辫辫别谤鈥

Mined copper7 (consolidated basis)鈥 (kt)

Refined copper鈥 (kt)


590 鈥 640

160 鈥 190鈥


660 鈥 720

230 鈥 260

础濒耻尘颈苍颈耻尘鈥

Bauxite鈥 (Mt)

Alumina鈥 (Mt)

Aluminium (Mt)鈥


54 鈥 578

7.4 鈥 7.7鈥

3.1 鈥 3.3鈥


53 鈥 56

7.6 鈥 7.9鈥

3.2 鈥 3.4鈥

惭颈苍别谤补濒蝉鈥

Titanium dioxide slag鈥 (Mt)

IOC pellets and concentrate9鈥 (Mt)

Boric acid equivalent 鈥(Mt)

1.1 鈥 1.48

9.3 鈥 9.8鈥

~0.5

0.9 鈥 1.1鈥

9.8 鈥 11.5鈥

~0.5

Capex guidance

2023

2024-2026

(per year)

Total Group10

~$7.0bn

~$10.0bn

Growth capital

~$1.0bn11

Up to $3bn

Sustaining capital

~$4.0bn

~$4.0bn

Including Pilbara Sustaining12

~$2.0bn

~$1.8bn

Replacement capital

~$1.7bn

~$2 to $3bn

Decarbonisation capital

~$0.15bn

~$1.5bn cumulative13

The presentation slides and the live webcast, which begins at 0500 GMT | 1600 AEDT, can be accessed at .

This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Andy Hodges, Rio Tinto鈥檚 Group Company Secretary.

1 This production target (stated as recoverable metal) for the Oyu Tolgoi underground and open pit mines for the years 2028 to 2036 was previously reported in a release to the Australian Securities Exchange dated 11 July 2023 鈥淚nvestor site visit to Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, Mongolia鈥. All material assumptions underpinning that production target continue to apply and have not materially changed.
2 Source: Wood Mackenzie. Dataset Dec 2022, based on production from committed projects.
3 Refer to release dated 6 December 2023 and titled 鈥淪imandou iron ore project update鈥 at . The final sanctioning of the project by the 糖心vlog入口Board is subject to a number of remaining conditions being met, including joint venture partner and regulatory approvals from China and Guinea.
4 Copper equivalent demand uses average annual prices from 2018-22 with finished steel demand in iron ore equivalent units. Energy Transition demand calculated on a gross basis. Based on Rio Tinto鈥檚 Competitive Leadership scenario.
5 Pilbara shipments guidance remains subject to weather, market conditions and management of cultural heritage.
6 In the upper half of the range.
7 Includes Oyu Tolgoi on a 100% consolidated basis and continues to reflect our 30% share of Escondida.
8 In the lower end of the range.
9 Iron Ore Company of Canada.
10 Including Simandou.
11 We expect our share of investment in Simandou to be around $0.2 billion in H2 2023.
12 Subject to ongoing inflationary pressure.
13 Weighted towards the latter part of the period.

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