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Rio Tinto iron ore, bauxite production up

DESPITE the constraints COVID-19 has put on its operations, Rio Tinto has increased its iron ore and bauxite production in Australia.

Rio Tinto is reaping the benefit of the 2019 ramp up of the Amrun mine.

Rio Tinto is reaping the benefit of the 2019 ramp up of the Amrun mine.

Iron ore production for the June quarter was 83.4 million tonnes, up 4% on what the company produced in the June quarter of 2019 and up 7% on the March quarter of 2020. Rio Tinto produced 161.1Mt for...

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