BHP expects its Western Australia Iron Ore operations to produce 273-286 million tonnes of the steelmaking raw material on a 100% basis over the next 12 months amid a significant maintenance program at the Port of Port Hedland, from which it ships its cargoes abroad.
"As part of this, a major car dumper maintenance campaign is planned for the September 2019 quarter, with a corresponding impact expected on production," the mining major said on Wednesday July 17.BHP produced 71 million tonnes of iron ore on a 100% basis in the three months to June, which is down 1.4% on the year.The miner reported a total output of 270 million tonnes for...