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Port pinch bites BHP iron ore flow

IRON ore production increased 2% to a record 175 million tonnes for the nine months to March 31, however, car dumper problems and Cyclone Joyce hit volumes.

 Port Hedland problems bite BHP volumes.

Port Hedland problems bite BHP volumes.

Those volumes were down 6% and a program of work is underway to improve car dumper availability and performance. For the 2017-18 year BHP expects its guidance to fall to between 236 million tonnes and...

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