Visible Alpha consensus estimate was for 79.8 Mt, according to Barrenjoey. (Reporting by Himanshi Akhand in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)
April 20 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto reported
a near 15% jump in first-quarter iron ore shipments on Thursday,
as it ramped up production at its Gudai-Darri mine in Western
Australia.
The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 82.5 million
tonnes (Mt) of the steel-making ingredient from its Pilbara
operations in the three months ended March 31, compared with
71.5 Mt a year earlier.
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