Rio Tinto Posted Surge in Q2 Iron Ore Shipments

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Rio Tinto released Q2 2025 production results. The company reported 13% sequential jump in second quarter iron ore shipments. From lows recorded earlier this year, on account of extreme weather-related disruptions, the shipment volumes rebounded in Q2 this year. 

A corporate news release states that for the three months ending June 30, 2025, 79.9 million metric tonnes (Mt) of iron were shipped from its Pilbara plants. This is in contrast to 70.7 Mt that were exported in the first quarter of this year. Additionally, Q2 production at Pilbara operations reached its highest level since 2018. In comparison to the previous quarter, the production was roughly one-fifth greater at 83.7 Mt.

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The copper equivalent production rose 13% in Q2 over the corresponding quarter a year before. The benefits of the Arcadium acquisition and the company's successful copper division were the primary drivers of the 6% year-over-year increase in H1 2025 output.

Bauxite output set a quarterly record for the second time in a row. Rio Tinto anticipates that production will continue to be at the higher range of the production guidance for the entire year 2025.

The business also mentioned that Oyu Tolgoi mine is currently expanding to become the fourth largest copper mine in the world by the end of this decade.