<div id="readability-page-1">05:27 PM EDT, 05/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto (RIO) said late Tuesday it has shipped its eight billionth ton of iron ore from Western Australia's Pilbara region.The milestone cargo departed from the Cape Lambert port aboard the Juno Horizon, bound for longtime partner Nippon Steel.Rio Tinto also said it is advancing studies at the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project, in which it holds a 50% stake. The site could eventually produce 100 million tons of high-quality iron ore annually, helping Rio Tinto maintain its mid-term regional capacity goal of 345 million to 360 million tons per year. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

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力拓已从皮尔巴拉地区发运其第八十亿吨铁矿石，该里程碑货物正运往日本钢铁公司。该公司还在罗兹岭项目上推进研究，该项目每年可生产 1 亿吨铁矿石，支持其中期产能目标为每年 3.45 亿至 3.6 亿吨

力拓集团达成八十亿吨皮尔巴拉铁矿石发货的里程碑