Hancock Iron Ore's McPhee Creek produces first ore

Australian mining company Hancock Iron Ore has started commercial production at its McPhee Creek mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region after 19 months of development work, according to the company's latest press release.

Hancock Iron Ore is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hancock Prospecting, established in June last year to integrate the assets and operations of Roy Hill and Atlas Iron, as Mysteel Global reported. The McPhee Creek mine, situated approximately 100 kilometers north of the Roy Hill mine, is designed with an annual