Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO)’s plan to maintain Pilbara output, which targets 345–360 Mtpa capacity, is backed by the project.

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) and privately owned Hancock Prospecting said on Tuesday (June 24) that they will invest ...

Australia's Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting will invest $1.61 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Western Australia's Pilbara region, Rio Tinto said on Tuesday. Hope Downs 2 ...

Melbourne - Global mining company Rio Tinto said on Friday it has agreed to buy a 50% stake in the Hope Downs iron ore project from Australia's Hancock Prospecting. In a statement, Rio Tinto said it ...

Toowoomba coal miner and CFMEU official Michael Hartin lobbying for the expansion of New Acland's Darling Downs mine with his three children Amelia, 15, Curtis, 13 and Oliver, 10.

The Hope Downs mines shipped almost 49m tons of iron ore last year. Rio’s half-share would have generated revenue of more than £2.5billion, based on today’s iron ore price.

Feuds, schemes, and claims of dodgy deals have all been laid bare in a Perth court, as lawyers for Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting attempt to stave off multiple claims to the family fortune.

A 1.25 per cent royalty stake in the proceeds of the Hope Downs mines from first production of iron ore in 2007 to date would amount to $1.22 billion after factoring in interest of 5 per cent. An ...

Western Australia’s mining dynasty, of which the nation’s richest person Gina Rinehart is the most famous member, is embroiled in a court fight over the rights to the Hope Downs projects in ...

The spotlight has moved onto another WA mining pioneer, Don Rhodes, as DFD Rhodes makes its opening submissions on the second week of a lengthy court trial over billions of dollars of iron ore ...

The claim the mining magnate knew her company's Hope Downs mines were part of a joint partnership are central to a high-profile dispute over unpaid royalties playing out in court.