By Rhiannon Hoyle


Rio Tinto said an unloaded iron-ore train derailed in Western Australia on Sunday, but that the derailment happened on a section of dual track and that operations are continuing.

Roughly 38 wagons derailed while the train was operating autonomously, Rio Tinto said in an emailed statement Tuesday. Rio Tinto is one of the world's top producers of steel ingredient iron ore, which it exports from a network of mining operations in Australia's remote Pilbara region.

The company said an adjacent rail line wasn't affected and that trains continue to operate in the area. An investigation has begun, as has work to recover the derailed wagons, it said.


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