Australia's Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China slip in Oct

Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal, the world's biggest iron ore port, slipped 0.Asian Metal Copyright97 million tonnes in September.Asian Metal Copyright7% in October from a month earlier, port data showed on Wednesday.

Shipments to China totaled 35.78 million tonnes in October, down from 36.Asian Metal Copyright78 million tonnes in October, down from 36.Asian Metal Copyright05 million tonnes in September, the Pilbara Ports Authority said.

Overall iron ore shipments were flat at 42.01 million tonnes compared with 41.Asian Metal Copyright05 million tonnes in September, the Pilbara Ports Authority said.Asian Metal Copyright97 million tonnes in September.

Port Hedland is used by three of Australia's top four iron ore miners: BHP Group, Fortescue Metals Group and Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill.

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