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Global miner’s record 2025 spend with Indigenous suppliers
Rio Tinto has announced a record spend with Indigenous businesses in 2025. The c...
David Prestipino 27 Mar 2026
Warrikal inks three-year agreement with Hancock
Western Australia's largest Indigenous-owned contractor, Warrikal, has been awar...
David Prestipino 2 Oct 2025
Relationship between Rio Tinto, Traditional Owners continues to evolve following Juukan Gorge destruction
Rio Tinto will continue modernising agreements and negotiations with Traditional...
David Prestipino 1 Aug 2025
Landmark cultural heritage pact highlights Rio Tinto's new JV mine
A new Rio Tinto mine opening in Western Australia's iron ore-rich Pilbara region...
David Prestipino 9 Jun 2025
Cundaline eyes bigger fish after major land rehabilitation project
More business is on the horizon for Cundaline Resources after it completed a maj...
David Prestipino 5 Jun 2025
Rio Tinto pressed on Indigenous agreements, water use at AGM

Rio Tinto faced renewed criticism from Traditional Owners at its Perth annual general meeting on Thursday, accused of failing to modernise outdated Indigenous land use agreements and address concerns...

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 2, 2025
Rio Tinto spends $926 million with Indigenous businesses in 2024

Rio Tinto has significantly increased its spending with Australian businesses, with expenditure on Indigenous suppliers growing at a faster rate than other national and local suppliers in 2024.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Apr 4, 2025
BHP’s $22million First Nations social investment aims to drive change

BHP spent more than $20 million last fiscal year delivering crucial social investment programs in partnership with Indigenous companies and communities across Australia.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Nov 27, 2024
Native Title holders in central Queensland ink deal with BHP

A groundbreaking Native Title project agreement between BHP Mitsubishi Alliance and the Barada Barna People will direct vital funding to develop projects and future employment across the community.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Oct 25, 2024
BHP almost doubles Indigenous spend in 2023-24

BHP has announced record Indigenous procurement spending, and almost doubled the value of its contracts with First Nations businesses across its Australian operations last financial year.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Sep 11, 2024
Fortescue signs five-year agreement with First Nations supplier, Ngoonee

Fortescue signed a five-year agreement with First Nations supplier, Ngoonee, this month to supply two water carts to service its Solomon iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

Barakee Rental Services and Cundaline Resources forge Indigenous partnership in iron ore mining

Barakee Rental Services has marked a significant milestone by deploying their first mobile scalping screen to Cundaline Resources, forming an Indigenous partnership in the contract crushing sector.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 27, 2024
Robe River wins first contract on transformational MinRes project

Indigenous-owned Robe River Services has won a lengthy transport contract associated with one of Western Australia's biggest iron ore projects.

David Prestipino David Prestipino May 30, 2024
Pine Creek revival on cards as NT discovers two critical minerals

Exploration is on the horizon for two new critical minerals discovered near a remote Northern Territory town crippled by an iron ore mine closure.

David Prestipino David Prestipino Mar 10, 2024
New BHP project could yield $45m for Indigenous contractors

The BHP board has given approval to advance its Pilbara iron ore mine in Western Australia's North West that is expected to deliver tens of millions of dollars to Indigenous contractors.

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David Prestipino Feb 27, 2024
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