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Projects & capability demandRio Tinto
WA supplier spend points to the workforce beyond the operator
Rio Tinto reported A$12.1 billion spent with more than 2,300 Western Australian suppliers in 2025, including A$1.1 billion with Pilbara-based suppliers and A$968 million with Indigenous-owned businesses.
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The contractor and supplier layer carries project delivery, maintenance, logistics and specialist services. Company spend is not a vacancy count, but it shows why workforce news must track the ecosystem around the operator as well as direct employment.