Rio Tinto’s iron ore output falls

Jan 15, 2013 | 03:04 PM |

Tags  Rio Tinto, iron ore output, iron ore, Western Australia, Pilbara, Steel First

SHANGHAI — Rio Tinto Plc’s global iron ore production on an attributable basis during the fourth quarter of 2012 slipped to 52 million tonnes, down 1.3 percent from the third quarter’s record high. The world’s second-largest iron ore miner’s output from its Pilbara operations in western Australia on an attributable basis also fell....





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