Metro Mining has achieved a new monthly mining production record of 0.895 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) at its Bauxite Hills site.

The company said optimisation activities being undertaken at the Cape York bauxite mine were continuing to deliver good outcomes.

During the month of November, a new daily transhipment record of 35,976 WMT was achieved, demonstrating the sprint capacity evident in the system, Metro said.

Overall, shipments last month were 1 per cent down compared to the record-breaking October 2024 figure and 13 per cent up compared to the same time last year.

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Metro Mining this year implemented an expansion strategy to 7Mt at Bauxite Hills, including the addition of the offshore floating terminal Ikamba.

With over 5.2 million WMT shipped year to date, Metro has a shipping schedule exceeding 6.0 million WMT by year end but this will be dependent on weather and operational variability in December.

Downtime in November occurred due to a generator failure at site and ruptured belt on Ikamba as well as planned maintenance, the company reported.

New generators are being fitted sitewide during the wet season and Ikamba has its own belt repair and replacement equipment.