SummarySummary Companies About 30 wagons of self-driving train derailedNo injuries reportedUnclear if Rio will be able to meet customer commitmentsMELBOURNE, June 19 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (RIO.AX) was working on Monday to recover about 30 wagons of a self-driving iron ore train that derailed in Western Australia, an accident that analysts said had the potential to disrupt its exports, although no one was injured.
Saturday's incident was the second such event after peer BHP Group (BHP.AX) derailed a runaway iron ore train in the same region in late 2018.
"The regulator has approved recovery of the site and work to recover the derailed wagons has commenced."
Rio exports from Dampier port and through Cape Lambert in the northern part of Western Australia state.
Shares in Rio, which said it was investigating the incident, were down 1.2%, alongside smaller declines in other iron ore miners.
Persons:
David Lennox, Melanie Burton, Muralikumar Anantharaman, Clarence Fernandez
Organizations:
MELBOURNE, Rio Tinto, BHP Group, Thomson
Locations:
Rio, Western Australia, Dampier, Sydney, Cape Lambert