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BHPB shuts Port Hedland HBI plant after tube bursts

BHP Billiton said it has stopped producing hot briquetted iron ore pellets from its Western Australia HBI plant after a tube burst on one of its four production lines.

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BHPB spokesperson John Crowley said the tube ruptured at 5:10pm last night, leading to an evacuation of staff from the plant. The other production lines at the Port Hedland operation were running on...

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