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BHP Billiton was forced to d without a driver across the Pilbara, helping iron ore end a losing streak. The company said the driver was inspecting an issue with the train when the locomotive ran away.

The train, which was on BHP’s private Mount Newman railway line in the Pilbara in the northwest of the state of Western Australia, rode on without a driver for 92 km at around 100 km per hour.

Credit:AAP The world's top mining company halted all train operations in the region, where it produces and ships iron ore, a key steelmaking ingredient. BHP, which runs trains that are almost 3 kilometres long from its giant iron ore mines, said it's working with local authorities to investigate the incident. With production disrupted, the spot price for benchmark 62% fines surged 2.4 per cent to 75.74 a tonne according to Metal Bulletin, it’s largest gain since October 17.

58% fines and 65% Brazilian fines also gained as iron ore ended a three-day losing streak. The company said the driver was inspecting an issue with the train when the locomotive ran away. The loaded train, which consisted of four locomotives and 268 wagons, then traveled 92 kilometres toward Port Hedland before being deliberately derailed from BHP's remote operations center in Perth.

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Loading Iron ore producers in Western Australia run some of the world's longest trains. BHP transports material from its large mines - which make up almost 40 per cent of its profits - to Port Hedland, where it ships to customers in China and Japan. The company has more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure in the ore-rich Pilbara region. BHP said operations continue at its mines, but didn't give any details on the potential impact on production. The shares rose 1.3 per cent in London amid broader gains among miners. 'If there is significant track damage, it could be that train loadings and speeds could be constrained post repairs and restarting of shipments,' BMO Capital Markets said in a note.

The bank said BHP's operations account for about 20 per cent of the global iron ore trade. The top miners have been looking to increasingly automate logistics. Rival Rio Tinto Group earlier this year completed its first driverless train in Western Australia when it delivered 28,000 metric tons of iron ore along a 280-kilometre route. BHP earlier this year reported reliability issues with port car dumpers. The producer's Western Australian operations include five mines and four processing hubs, including joint ventures with Mitsui & Co.

And Itochu Corp. While the likely length of the rail stoppage remains unclear, any disruption to shipments from the port could pressure iron ore prices. The raw material used to make steel soared in October, with the benchmark 62 per cent grade advancing about 10 per cent as Chinese steel mills ramped up production before anti-pollution curbs kick in. Port Hedland is the world's largest iron ore export port with a total annual throughput of 519 million metric tons in 2017/2018, according to Pilbara Ports Authority. As well as BHP, it's used by miners including Fortescue Metals and Roy Hill.

Set Default Regional Edition Select your default regional edition of MiningWeekly.com Africa Americas Australasia Europe Note: When you select a default region you will be directed to the MiningWeekly.com home page of your choice whenever you visit miningweekly.com. This setting is controlled by cookies and should your cookies be re-set you will then be directed to the regional edition associated with the geographic location of our IP address. Should your cookies be reset then you may again use the drop-down menu to select a default region. MELBOURNE – BHP said on Friday that driver error caused an iron-ore train to run away without its driver and a brake problem caused the company to intentionally derail the train in order to stop it, according to a preliminary investigation. BHP said its initial findings of the November 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected. After the driver got off the train to carry out an inspection, it began to move 'becoming what is termed a 'rollaway' train'. Advertisement 'In addition, the electric braking system that initially stopped the train, automatically released after one hour while the driver was still outside,' he said.

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Integration of the back-up braking system had also failed, BHP said, therefore, for safety reasons, the company chose to derail the train intentionally because it could not be stopped with the braking system. 'As a result of these initial findings, we put in place a range of safety controls. Following this, we safely restarted our rail operations,' Basto said. Investigations by regulators are continuing.