Mining companies are struggling to increase iron ore output in Australia, the world's biggest exporter, while the quality of Chinese domestic iron ore production fails to improve.

矿业公司正在艰难地提高全球最大铁矿石出口国澳大利亚的产出，而中国国内开采的铁矿石质量未能改善。

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BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto formally abandoned their proposal to combine iron-ore production in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

必和必拓公司及力拓矿业集团已正式废弃有关在澳洲西部的皮尔·巴拉区合并铁矿砂投产提议。

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African Minerals isn't the only company that's raised big money to expand global iron-ore production in Africa.

非洲矿业并不是非洲唯一一家大肆筹资以扩大全球铁矿石产业的公司。

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Iron ore production in the three months hit 32.45 million metric tons, up from 29.4 million tons a year earlier.

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Mining rates are averaging approximately 200, 000 metric tons per day, which is approximately two thirds of normal production rates, and essentially all mining rates dedicated to the production of ore to feed the concentrator and the leach pad which are both operating at near capacity levels, the company said.

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The company said it expects iron-ore production to almost double and that its steel business would improve as well.

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Iron ore production next year is expected to increase to 265 million tonnes from its present level of 237 million tonnes.

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