Rio Tinto boosts iron ore shipments

MINING giant Rio Tinto has lifted iron ore shipments, drawing on stockpiles and its expanded Pilbara infrastructure.

Rio Tinto has reported shipments of 91.3 MT on the back of its expanded Pilbara infrastructure.

RIO Tinto is on track to meet its iron ore shipment target for the year after posting a 17 per cent jump in exports during the September quarter.

THE company drew on stockpiles to boost sales during the quarter as it looks to make up for the impact of bad weather in the first half of 2015.