date:Feb 24, 2014
rich Pilbara region in Western Australia achieved a record 108 million tonnes in the six months, benefiting from the early delivery of first production from its Jimblebar mine.
The steel-making ingredient remains BHP's most lucrative commodity, and the robust production results helped boost iron ore earnings by more than 35 percent to US $6.5 billion, despite weather-related downtime and an increase in planned maintenance.
BHP's Queensland coal operations also posted record output while petr