Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore output jumps 13% YoY in Q1

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto produced 78.8 million tonnes (on a 100% basis) of iron ore from its Pilbara operations in Western Australia during the first three months of this year, according to the company's latest quarterly production report released on April 21. The figure represents a 13% increase on year and marks the second-highest Q1 output from the region since 2018, the report shows.

The sharp on-year rise in Rio Tinto's Pilbara production during the past quarter was largely attributed to fewer weather-related disruptions compared with the same period last year, when at least four tropical cyclones had battered this premier iron ore mining hub of Australia, Mysteel Global learned. As for sales, although