Life beyond the boom: Aussie FIFO families brace for downturn

Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.

Hancock acquired a 51% interest in the Mt Bevan project from Legacy Iron Ore Ltd. and Hawthorn Resources.

The world's largest listed miner said iron ore output from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 76.8 million tonnes in the three months to June 30.

The company reported output of 80.6 million metric tons for the steel-making ingredient in the three-month period ended in June.