Anglo American's Q3 iron ore output falls 4% YoY

Anglo American plc, a global minerals and natural resources giant headquartered in London, produced 13.8 million tonnes of iron ore during July-September, 4% lower compared with the same period last year and down by 10% from the previous quarter, according to its latest quarterly report released on October 20.

The reduction was observed mainly in the operations at the miner's Kumba project in South Africa, where the iron ore output slumped 19% on year and 15% on month to 7.5 million tonnes in Q3, as reported. The decrease followed the planned shutdown of the dense-media-separation (DMS) plant to