A sixth jumbo road train has crashed on Mineral Resources’ iron ore haul network in Western Australia’s Pilbara, raising further questions over the safety and design of a road that provides critical cashflow for the loss-making miner.
The highly indebted iron ore and lithium group must run a 330-tonne triple-trailer truck along the 147-kilometre private road every five minutes to meet its iron ore shipment targets.
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Mark Wembridge covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Perth. He formerly worked for the Financial Times in London and Hong Kong. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.wembridge@nine.com.au
Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
