Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 & 22 : 23-Jul-15

BHP Billiton’s iron ore production topped 254 million tonnes in 2014-15, and the group expects to increase output by six per cent in the 2015-16 financial year. BHP anticipates lower production of copper, petroleum, metallurgical coal and thermal coal in 2015-16, although Glyn Lawcock of UBS expects production of most of these commodities to rise in the following year. BHP aims to reduce its iron ore production costs to $US16 per tonne in 2015-16, compared with its break-even price of about $A32 per tonne.

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