BHP Billiton has lower iron ore production this fiscal year on the spate of safety incidents at its operations.
Ian Ashby, president of the Melbourne-based company’s iron ore unit says the company will miss a previous guidance by a few million tonnes because of accidents at its Western Australian mines.
There were five fatal accidents since July 2007. Additionally, the mining company has received 70 safety-related notices in the past two years.
BHP had expected to produce 130 million metric tonnes of iron ore for the year to 30 June.
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