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In May 2008, Rio Tinto suffered a setback when the Federal Court of Australia rejected an attempt by Rio to block Fortescue from using their rail network. [20] Following this, in June 2010, the Australian Competition Tribunal ruled that Fortescue would be granted access to the Robe River line and BHP Billiton's Goldsworthy line but not to the ...
In June 2010, the Australian Competition Tribunal ruled that FMG be granted access to Rio Tinto's Robe River line and BHP's Billiton's Goldsworthy line but not to the busier Hamersley and Mount Newman lines. [7] [8] Treasurer Wayne Swan suggested that several advantages would accrue from access to the rail lines by third parties. It would ...
Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). [3] It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government.
The first railway services were started in 1994 by the Río Tinto Foundation, using historical rolling stock. The tourist train is part of the Rio Tinto Mining Park, [1] constituting one of its most attractive elements. The total distance covered by the tourist train is about 22 kilometers, [2] including the round trip.
For weeks China has claimed that four Rio Tinto (RTP) executives engaged in espionage to get secrets about Chinese iron ore prices. One wild claim was that the espionage cost the world's most ...
The CEO of major mining corporation Rio Tinto is stepping down after the destruction of two Aboriginal caves with 46,000 years of history in Western Australia. The sites' demolition sparked outcry ...
On 21 June 2001, the line broke the world record for the heaviest train as well as the longest train when a train weighing 99,734 tons and formed of 682 wagons ran for 275 kilometres between Yandi and Port Hedland. The train was 7.3 kilometres long, carried 82,000 tons of iron ore, and was hauled by eight GE AC6000CW locomotives. [6] [7]
A number of train services have been affected by the car crash. ... Driver arrested after car crashes onto Manchester train tracks closing railway line. Bryony Gooch. February 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM ...