About
yardi
Yardi Mining Services is proudly a majority-owned Indigenous operated joint venture between Robe River Services (RRS) and CSI Mining Services (CSI), built on cultural authority, operational excellence and a shared commitment to reconciliation, economic empowerment and environmental restoration.
At the heart of our joint venture is RRS – the business arm of the Robe River Kuruma (RRK) people. Our work is grounded in cultural protocols, knowledge systems, and a strong vision for community-led development.
Our leadership is anchored in RRK cultural authority. RRK Director and Yardi Chairperson, Josie Alec, will strengthen our strategic direction by embedding deep cultural knowledge, ancestral connection to Country and a vision for intergenerational prosperity into every aspect of decision-making.
RRS Independent Director Phil Jeffrey brings a wealth of business and mining experience to Yardi Mining Services. Where required, we have direct access to the Robe River Kuruma Aboriginal Corporation (RRKAC) Heritage Advisory Committee, to access cultural guidance and direction.
CSI brings a wealth of operational experience to the partnership, guiding the operational readiness of Yardi Mining Services.
With CSI’s technical capabilities, we’re creating a new standard for Indigenousled mining operations — where Country is respected, culture is centered and community outcomes are prioritised.
Founded to advance the RRK vision for a culturally grounded, sustainable enterprise that creates meaningful livelihoods, builds local capability and protects Country for future generations.
Through proven training and traineeship initiatives designed and built to cater the mining industry, we are investing in longterm outcomes for our people, ensuring cultural continuity, intergenerational opportunity and a new standard for how Indigenous communities and industry can work together.
Economic empowerment
Our strategic purpose
Yardi Mining Services is committed to creating meaningful and enduring economic opportunities for RRS and RRK-owned businesses. This commitment is embedded in our procurement strategy, which actively identifies and engages RRK enterprises across a wide range of scopes. Supporting this commitment, six RRK member businesses are contributing to the success of the Onslow Iron project on RRK Country.
Our approach champions Indigenous business leadership. We are building a resilient, RRK-led supply chain that reflects cultural authority and delivers enduring economic and social value. By unbundling large scopes into accessible packages, applying preferential procurement pathways and offering direct award mechanisms, we ensure RRK businesses are not only invited to participate but positioned to succeed. Recent RRK economic empowerment examples include:
• A five-year dry hire agreement with Ngarliya Contracting, an RRK-owned business, for fire appliance services across the Pilbara
• Civil and rehabilitation contracts awarded to Djeleanna Pty Ltd, an RRK-owned business, supporting works at Ken’s Bore
• Landscaping contracts with Jaliyarnu Yinta, reinforcing our commitment to local RRK-owned business, employment and cultural alignment.
These engagements are part of a broader strategy to embed RRK capability into the core of our operations. Through Yardi Mining Services, RRK Directors are directly involved in governance and decision-making, ensuring that business development aligns with community priorities and cultural protocols. We also support RRS and RRK businesses through:
• Tailored onboarding and compliance support
• Access to MinRes’ finance facility for capitalintensive scopes
• Training and mentoring to build commercial readiness and scale.
This model creates a multiplier effect, supporting intergenerational wealth creation, strengthening cultural identity and setting a new benchmark for Indigenous-led mining partnerships in Australia.
We exist to advance the long-term interests of the RRK people and Traditional Owners through:
• Growing RRK-led capability, including long-term skills, leadership pipelines and intergenerational knowledge transfer
• Economic empowerment via employment, business ownership and capability uplift
• Cultural integrity embedded into operations and land management
• Rehabilitation practices informed by cultural knowledge and led by Traditional Change to Owners.
Culturally driven training & development
Yardi Mining Services is committed to a structured and measurable Capability Development Plan that includes:
• Leadership development and mentoring of RRK members and cultural competence development of CSI leaders and employees
• Formal training pathways including apprenticeships, traineeships, trade qualifications and tertiary qualifications that create substantive change
• Operational experience across all functional areas
• Workforce planning with targeted Indigenous employment KPIs
• Subcontracting pathways to RRK member businesses, building commercial experience and sustainability
• Knowledge sharing between Traditional Owners and technical specialists
• Elders and knowledge holders involved in rehabilitation planning and monitoring.
• Partnering with RTOs and training providers – ensuring all qualifications meet industry standards and community needs.
• Annual skills planning and review – KPIs tracked and reported as part of our Capability Development Plan.
• CSI leadership competence development through the Parlapuni Leadership Program.