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Hope Downs ties still bind as Rio and Hancock secure approval to mine

The Pilbara has been critical to global steel supply for more than 60 years

Rio Tinto's Simon Trott at the opening of Western Range in June 2025.

Rio Tinto's Simon Trott at the opening of Western Range in June 2025. | Credits: Karma Barndon

It is a fair bet that Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart is excited to see development start at Hope Downs, the mining complex in the east Pilbara she named after her late mother, after all necessary...

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