Rio Tinto has seen its third quarter iron ore shipments decline by 5% year-on-year to 80.9mt due to disruptions caused by maintenance work.
It said exports were reduced by repair work on its rail operation and the Cape Lambert ship loader and that its annual shipment guidance is revised to between 325 and 330mt for 2016.
However, the Australian mining giant said iron ore shipments for the year-to-date were up 3% to 239.9mt,
