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Fire at Sino Iron

A FIRE at the A$16 billion Sino Iron mine site in Cape Preston at around 4pm yesterday suspended operations and prompted an immediate regulatory investigation.

Paul Hunt and Haydn Black
 A fire broke out around 4pm yesterday at CITIC's Sino Iron project in Western Australia. Image is courtesy Mining Mayhem/Facebook.

A fire broke out around 4pm yesterday at CITIC's Sino Iron project in Western Australia. Image is courtesy Mining Mayhem/Facebook.

  The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety told Australia's Mining Monthly it had sent inspectors to the iron ore project and would provide further details. "The...

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