Rio Tinto starts coking coal export from Benga mine

Australia's mining giant Rio Tinto has announced that it has started exporting premium hard coking coal from its Benga Mine in the Moatize Basin in Mozambique. The first shipment of 34,000 mt left the Port of Beira on Monday, June 25, bound for an Indian steel mill.
 
Rio Tinto defined the shipment as the first step towards its aim to become a significant supplier of hard coking coal to the seaborne market. The company is continuing to work with the government of Mozambique to secure the development of comprehensive infrastructure for efficient transport of coal from mine to port.
 
The Benga Mine, located in the Moatize Basin of Tete in the north of Mozambique, is operated by Rio Tinto and is a joint venture 65 percent owned by Rio Tinto and 35 percent by India's Tata Steel Limited.