Blaze contained at Fortescue’s Cloudbreak mine

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.