全球最大铁矿石生产商淡水河谷第三季度产量不及预期，因其位于巴西北部的一座矿山面临挑战。
SA’s iron ore production fell short of estimates in the third quarter as the world’s largest producer of the steelmaking ingredient faced challenges at a mine in northern Brazil.
截至9月的三个月内，铁矿石产量总计8835万吨，低于平均预估的9164万吨，并较去年同期下降约6%。
Iron ore output totaled 88.35 million metric tons in the three months through September, below the 91.64 million-ton average estimate and down about 6% from a year earlier.
这家总部位于里约热内卢的矿业公司公布的调整后息税折旧摊销前利润为35.1亿美元，而彭博调查的分析师预期为33.2亿美元。
The Rio de Janeiro-based miner posted adjusted earnings before items of $3.51 billion, compared with the $3.32 billion expected by analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
根据周四发布的报告，产量受到关键的塞拉诺特矿山产量下降影响，尽管淡水河谷继续扩大巴西其他业务的产量。该矿企维持全年铁矿石产量指引在3.35亿至3.45亿吨不变，并表示仍有信心达到指引区间的下限。
Production was affected by lower output at its critical Serra Norte mine, even as Vale continued to ramp up other Brazilian operations, according to a Thursday report. The miner kept unchanged its full-year iron ore production guidance of 335 million to 345 million metric tons, while adding that it remains confident it will meet the lower end of the guidance range.