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Investing.com-- Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) said on Monday that shipments from its East Intercourse Island facility at Dampier Port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region resumed after being recently disrupted by Tropical Cyclone Sean.
Rio’s Pilbara operations were disrupted for about a month after Tropical Cyclone Sean delivered record high rain along Australia’s west coast, severely hampering the country’s iron ore belt.
Dampier, along with Cape Lambert, are Rio’s biggest iron ore shipment facilities. Both ports were impacted by a slew of tropical cyclones in recent months, including Tahlia, Vince, and Zelia.
Rio said total losses from all four cyclones were estimated to be about 13 million tonnes of iron ore so far in the fiscal year.
Still, Rio said its Pilbara iron ore shipment guidance for 2025 remained unchanged at 323 to 338 million tonnes. The company is the world’s biggest iron ore producer, and is a major supplier to China.
Rio had warned in late-January that its operations- particularly shipments- could be affected by cyclones along the Pilbara coastline.