Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 & 22 : 20-Apr-16

Rio Tinto has advised that its global iron ore shipments for the March 2016 quarter totalled 80.8 million tonnes. Shipments from the Pilbara region of Western Australia rose by 12 per cent year-on-year to 79.9 million tonnes. Meanwhile, Rio Tinto expects iron ore production in 2017 to be within the range of 330 million to 340 million tonnes, which represents a decline of up to 20 million tonnes. The lower guidance is said to be linked to problems with its Autohaul driverless trains project.

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