Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said the strong growth in the second quarter iron ore production, and the 2013 fiscal year, Australian iron ore is expected to increase 5%, although the number one customer demand from China may cool.
BHP Billiton announced on July 18, the second quarter iron ore production increased by 15 percent to 40.9 million tons, annual production reached a record 159 million tons a year earlier.
Coking coal production is one of the BHP Billiton the most difficult to estimate the mineral, rainfall and up to 18 months of the strike affect the production of coking coal.
BHP Billiton in June the quarter copper production over the same period last year rose 15 percent to 312,500 tons, UBS estimated at 311,200 tons.
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