By Rhiannon Hoyle SYDNEY Rio Tinto PLC Tuesday reported a 1% lift in annual shipments of iron ore from its Australian mining hub and forecast a wide range for 2021 exports around a similar level as it deals with uncertainties tied to the pandemic and a review of heritage laws. The Anglo-Australian mining company, which runs one of the world s biggest iron-ore export operations, said it shipped 330.6 million metric tons of the commodity from its mines in Australia s remote Pilbara region in the year through December. Rio Tinto had earlier projected annual shipments of between 324 million and 334 million tons. Production was up 2% at 333.4 million tons, despite weather disruptions and strict measures to manage operations through the coronavirus pandemic, the company said.
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