# Rio Tinto takes delivery of 1000th Cat 24 Motor Grader

Rio Tinto took delivery of the 1000th Cat 24 Motor Grader at the WesTrac Perth branch, destined for its Paraburdoo iron ore mine in the Pilbara region, Western Australia. The 72-tonne grader was manufactured by Caterpillar in Decatur, US.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2023-05-03
- Where: Paraburdoo, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: Cat 24 Motor Grader
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (supplier)
- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md) (customer)
- [WesTrac](https://endata.com/companies/21577.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [australianminingreview.com.au](https://australianminingreview.com.au/news/rio-tinto-takes-delivery-of-the-1000th-cat-24-motor-grader/), 2023-05-03: "The 1000th Cat 24 Motor Grader at the WesTrac Perth branch will be delivered to a Rio Tinto iron ore mine in Paraburdoo, Pilbara region, WA."

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