Miner BHP hits guidance with record iron ore production

Over the quarter, BHP produced 69.2 million tonnes of the steel-making ingredient. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: BHP Group Ltd’s iron ore output climbed 6% in the three months to the end of June, taking the global mining giant to a record 260 million tonnes for its full year, in line with guidance.

Over the quarter, BHP produced 69.2 million tonnes of the steel-making ingredient, mostly from its Western Australia Iron Ore, or WAIO, operations in the Pilbara region.