In 2018, BHP (ASX: BHP) suspended rail operations in the north of Western Australia after it deliberately derailed a runaway train loaded with iron ore headed for Port Hedland.

BHP’s iron ore operations in Western Australia state’s Pilbara region include four processing hubs and five mines, connected by more than 1,000 kms (621 miles) of rail infrastructure and port ...

The Mauritania Railway, or “Iron Ore Train,” is the country’s only rail line. Since the 1960s, it has transported iron ore from the mining hub of Zouérat to the port city of Nouadhibou.

Nearly 350 BHP iron ore rail workers in Australia, including train drivers, have approved industrial action plans that could include work stoppages of up to 24 hours due to disputes over pay and ...