Rio Tinto’s flagship iron ore division will consider its biggest product strategy change in 17 years as it juggles a generational shift at its Australian mines, new sources of ore from Africa, and steel mills’ desire to cut carbon emissions.

Rio announced it would launch a review of its “future product strategy” in iron ore, which could see the miner deprioritise the product that is the pricing benchmark for all Australian iron ore miners: Pilbara Blend.