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Mineral Resources' (ASX:MIN) fiscal third-quarter production volume reached 80 million wet metric tonnes (wmt), up from 62 million wmt a year earlier, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.
Total iron ore production for the three months ended March 31 across Onslow Iron and the Pilbara Hub was 10.3 million wmt, with shipments totaling 9.3 million wmt, the filing said.
Total attributable spodumene production for the quarter across Wodgina and Mt Marion operating sites reached 127,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of SC6, while sales totaled 115,000 dmt of SC6, per the filing.
The company upgraded its fiscal 2026 mining services production volume guidance to 320 million to 330 million tonnes, previously 305 million to 325 million tonnes, and raised its Onslow Iron volume guidance to 17.7 million to 19.4 million wmt, previously 17.1 million to 18.8 million wmt.
The company also increased its fiscal 2026 lithium volume guidance to 270,000 to 290,000 dmt of SC6 for Wodgina, up from 260,000 to 280,000 dmt previously, and to 210,000 to 230,000 dmt of SC6 for Mt Marion, up from 190,000 to 210,000 dmt previously.
The company's shares rose around 5% in recent Thursday trade, earlier hitting their highest level since May 2024.