Production report for the six months ended 30 June 2009
Production summary
Total iron ore production increased by 11% in the second quarter from a year earlier to 9,82Mt. This was due
mainly to the additional production delivered by the jig plant and stable performance from the DMS plant.
Six month overview
| |
Year to date |
|
|
|
| |
30 June |
|
30 June |
|
% |
|
| ‘000 tonnes |
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
change |
|
| Iron ore |
19 147 |
|
17 063 |
|
12 |
|
| – Lump |
11 671 |
|
10 180 |
|
15 |
|
| – Fines |
7 476 |
|
6 883 |
|
9 |
|
| Mine production |
19 147 |
|
17 063 |
|
12 |
|
| – Sishen Mine |
18 032 |
|
15 788 |
|
14 |
|
| DMS plant |
13 617 |
|
13 998 |
|
(3) |
|
| Jig plant |
4 415 |
|
1 292 |
|
242 |
|
| Other |
- |
|
498 |
|
- |
|
| – Thabazimbi Mine |
1 115 |
|
1 275 |
|
(13) |
|
Quarterly overview
| |
Quarter ended |
|
|
|
Quarter ended |
|
|
|
| |
30 June |
|
30 June |
|
% |
|
31 March |
|
31 March |
|
% |
|
| ‘000 tonnes |
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
change |
|
2009 |
|
2008 |
|
change |
|
| Iron ore |
9 824 |
|
8 873 |
|
11 |
|
9 323 |
|
8 190 |
|
14 |
|
| – Lump |
6 076 |
|
5 292 |
|
15 |
|
5 595 |
|
4 888 |
|
14 |
|
| – Fines |
3 748 |
|
3 581 |
|
5 |
|
3 728 |
|
3 302 |
|
13 |
|
| Mine production |
9 824 |
|
8 873 |
|
11 |
|
9 323 |
|
8 190 |
|
14 |
|
| – Sishen Mine |
9 339 |
|
8 247 |
|
13 |
|
8 693 |
|
7 541 |
|
15 |
|
| DMS plant |
6 964 |
|
6 841 |
|
2 |
|
6 653 |
|
7 157 |
|
(7) |
|
| Jig plant |
2 375 |
|
908 |
|
162 |
|
2 040 |
|
384 |
|
431 |
|
| Other |
– |
|
498 |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
– |
|
| – Thabazimbi Mine |
485 |
|
626 |
|
(23) |
|
630 |
|
649 |
|
(3) |
|
|
