Mining News -Because the climate condition was better than the same period of last year and the whole production system was improved, the output of Pilbara blending iron ore powder (PB powder) was about 30 million tons which declined by 4% quarter on quarter and rose by 10% year on year.

The actual iron ore exports from Pilbara region were around 80 million tons in the first quarter, went down by 11% quarter on quarter and rose by 5% year on year due to the improvement of railway transport in the first quarter.