Rio Tinto on Friday said first-quarter iron-ore shipments will be affected by flood damage from a tropical cyclone that lashed northwest Australia, but stuck with its full-year guidance for 2025.

A railcar dumper at the East Intercourse Island (EII) port facility, which shipped 45 million tonnes of total Rio Tinto Iron Ore shipments in 2024, was flooded after the weather event passed the coast, delivering 274mm to Karratha on 20 January 2025.

Tropical Cyclone Sean delivered record rain along parts of the Pilbara coastline of Western Australia, impacting Rio Tinto rail and port operations. A

Rio Tinto warned on Friday that its first-quarter shipments could be affected by disruptions to its rail operations following record rainfall along Western Australia's Pilbara coastline due to tropical cyclone Sean.