Mines, Ports Reopen in Australia as Cyclone Weakens
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Coal and metals mines, railroads and ports are reopening in Queensland after suffering minimal damage yesterday from Tropical Cyclone Yasi, the first Category 5 storm to strike the Australian state since 1918.
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third-largest mining company, and Xstrata Plc are restarting coal operations in the Bowen Basin, the companies said today in separate statements. The state is recovering from its worst floods on record and Tropical Cyclone Anthony that crossed the coast on Jan. 30.