# Rio Tinto and Baowu Steel to build Western Range iron ore project in Pilbara

Construction has commenced on the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, which includes a primary crusher and an 18-kilometre conveyor system linking to the Paraburdoo processing plant, with production due to start in 2025 at 25 million tonnes per annum.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-07-03
- Where: Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia
- Jobs: 1,600
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 25 million tonnes per annum of iron ore
- Products: iron ore
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rio Tinto](https://endata.com/companies/4215.md)
- [China Baowu Steel Group](https://endata.com/companies/37069.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [felix.net](https://www.felix.net/project-news/rio-tinto-awards-1bn-worth-of-work-contracts-to-wa-businesses), 2023-07-03: "Western Range is due to begin production in 2025 with a projected capacity of 25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of iron ore."

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