Column: US targets scrap to close the critical minerals gap
As the US government is discovering, investing in new scrap processing capacity is far cheaper and greener than building new mines.
A fire broke out at Fortescue Metal Group’s Cloudbreak iron ore mine processing facility on Saturday.
Fortescue told Australia Mining that the fire was contained promptly by an emergency response team and there were no injuries. The company says the incident will not affect production.
Cloudbreak is an open pit iron ore mine located in Australia, 110km NE of Newman. The mine processes 40 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
Cloudbreak is located in Australia, 110km NE of Newman. Map from IntelligenceMine.
