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Rio Tinto’s (RIO) port, rail and mine operations have resumed after Tropical Cyclone Zelia passed over Western Australia’s Pilbara region. All the company’s people remained safe and unharmed during ...

Western Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron ore hub, reopened after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's ore-rich Pilbara region, the port's operator said late on Saturday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Western Australia's ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports' operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state's Pilbara iron ore region on Friday.

Its approach prompted the closure of the world's largest iron ore hub, Port Hedland, on Wednesday. The region's Cape Lambert port also shut. Pilbara Ports said on Saturday it would issue an alert ...