<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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力拓已從皮爾巴拉地區發運其第八十億噸鐵礦石，該里程碑貨物正運往日本鋼鐵公司。該公司還在羅茲嶺項目上推進研究，該項目每年可生產 1 億噸鐵礦石，支持其中期產能目標為每年 3.45 億至 3.6 億噸

力拓集團達成八十億噸皮爾巴拉鐵礦石發貨的里程碑