Anglo American plc Reports Unaudited Production Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2017
January 25, 2018 at 12:30 pm IST
Anglo American plc reported unaudited production results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, diamond was 8.1 million carats compared to 7.8 million carats a year ago. Copper production was 148,600 tonnes compared to 146,600 tonnes a year ago. Platinum production was 587,000 ounces compared to 610,000 a year ago. Palladium production was 375,000 ounces compared to 396,000 a year ago. Iron ore production from Kumba was 11.6 million tonnes compared to 11.9 million tonnes a year ago. Iron ore production Minas-Rio was 4.0 million tonnes compared to 4.9 million tonnes a year ago. Export metallurgical coal production was 4.9 million tonnes compared to 5.4 million tonnes a year ago. Export thermal coal production was 6.9 million tonnes compared to 7.0 million tonnes a year ago. Nickel production was 11,400 tonnes compared to 10,900 tonnes a year ago.
For the year, diamond was 33.5 million carats compared to 27.3 million carats a year ago. Copper production was 579,300 tonnes compared to 577,100 tonnes a year ago. Platinum production was 2,397,000 ounces compared to 2,382,000 a year ago. Palladium production was 1,557,000 ounces compared to 1,539,000 a year ago. Iron ore production from Kumba was 45.0 million tonnes compared to 41.5 million tonnes a year ago. Iron ore production Minas-Rio was 16.8 million tonnes compared to 16.1 million tonnes a year ago. Export metallurgical coal production was 19.7 million tonnes compared to 19.4 million tonnes a year ago. Export thermal coal production was 26.5 million tonnes compared to 27.6 million tonnes a year ago. Nickel production was 43,800 tonnes compared to 44,500 tonnes a year ago.