BHP posts second straight year of record iron ore production, beats estimates
The world's largest listed miner said iron ore output from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 76.8 million tonnes in the three months to June 30.
Moderately lower base metals, molybdenum, uranium and silver prices more than offset stronger gold, potash and cobalt prices in May, lowering the Scotiabank Commodity Price Index by 2.3% last month.
LME copper prices eased from US$4.30 per pound in April to $4.05 per pound in May “and are still exceptionally lucrative at US$4.08 in late June,” noted Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr.