
Atlas Iron gets first ore at Miralga Creek
Hancock Prospecting subsidiary Atlas Iron has announced its Miralga Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia has achieved first ore earlier than expected. “We are pleased to have reached this significant milestone with the first trucks leaving for port,” Atlas Iron chief executive officer Sanjiv Manchanda said. Miralga Creek is expected to produce 8-million tonnes of iron ore over the three-to-four years lifetime of the mine.