Anglo American Logs Lower Q3 Production for Copper, Iron Ore, Diamonds

02:33 AM EDT, 10/20/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Anglo American (AAL.L, AGL.JO) reported a year-over-year decline in its third-quarter production of copper, premium iron ore and diamonds, while its manganese ore, steelmaking coal and nickel output increased. The mining giant said Tuesday that copper production in the three months ended Sept. 30 decreased year over year to 175,000 tonnes from 184,000 tonnes. Premium iron ore production amounted to 13.8 million tonnes, compared with 14.3 million tonnes in the prior-year period, while diamond production declined to 6.8 million carats from 7.7 million carats. On the other hand, year-over-year production increased for manganese ore to 1 million tonnes from 973,000 tonnes, steelmaking coal to 2.9 million tonnes from 1.9 million tonnes, and nickel to 10,400 tonnes from 10,100 tonnes. Looking ahead, the group expects copper production for full-year 2026 in the 700,000 tonnes to 760,000 tonnes range, premium iron ore production between 55 million tonnes and 59 million tonnes, and diamond production in the range of 25 million carats to 28 million carats.