The AIRS infrared instrument that flies on NASA's Aqua satellite has been providing forecasters with the cloud top temperatures in the Southern Indian Ocean's ninth tropical cyclone, which has officially been renamed Iggy.

Tropical Storm Heidi is forecast to make landfall today along the Pilbara coast of Western Australia as warnings pepper the coast.

Metso Corporation Press release on June 27, 2008 at 10.30 a.m. local time Metso Minerals will supply crushing and screening equipment to Moly Mines for its Spinifex Ridge molybdenum project near Port Hedland in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

1st Ld-Writethru: China's Baosteel agrees with Rio Tinto on iron ore price increase SHANGHAI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Baosteel, China's largest iron and steel maker, said Monday it had agreed with Australian mining group Rio Tinto on a price increase of up to 96.5 percent for iron ore in 2008, nearly double that of 2007.

By James Regan After four days, Jason Manifis is three-quarters of the way through driving his weekly loop around northwestern Australia, selling more frozen fish than ever to hungry iron-ore miners.