[miningmx.com] – BHP Billiton produced strong production figures in the first half of its financial year and said volumes an aggregate 16% until the end of its 2015 financial year.
“A strong operating performance across our diversified portfolio in the December 2013 half-year delivered a 10% increase in production, and volumes are expected to grow 16% over the two years to the end of the 2015 financial year,” said group CEO, Andrew Mackenzie in a report by BDLive.
The group said it had maintained strong momentum in the period. Full-year production guidance was retained for its petroleum, copper, iron-ore and coal businesses.
Iron-ore production was up 19% in the half-year to a record 98 million tonnes (mt), while metallurgical coal production rose 22% to a record 22mt. Alumina production improved 8% to a record 2.6mt.
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