In the first quarter, the company produced 15.2 million tons of iron ore, which is 1.3% less than in the same quarter of the previous year, due to slightly lower production levels in Coomba and Minas Rio. In this quarter, the company's total iron ore sales amounted to 14.84 million tons, an increase of 1.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
At its South African facilities in the quarter, the company's iron ore production in Coomba decreased by three percent year-on-year to 8.84 million tonnes, down 1.6 percent year-on-year, driven by a 15 percent reduction in Kolomela production to 2.6 million tonnes due to planned inventory reductions at the mine to make room. for storage during scheduled railway maintenance in the second quarter. This was partially offset by a five percent increase in Sishen production to 6.3 million tons due to improved raw materials and plant productivity. In the first quarter, total iron ore sales from the Kumba mine increased by 2.1 percent year-on-year to 9.14 million tons.
Regarding Brazil's Minas Rio iron ore project, Anglo American said its iron ore production in the first quarter was 6.36 million tonnes, down 10.3 percent from the previous year.
In addition, Anglo American's metallurgical coal production in the first quarter amounted to 1.54 million tons, down 30.9% year-on-year, primarily due to
