UK - based mining company Anglo American has restarted production at its Minas - Rio iron ore mine in Brazil after repairing a leaking slurry pipeline . The company said it replaced a 4 km section of the 10 km pipeline and installed a system of fibre - optic acoustic , temperature and vibration sensors for future monitoring . Anglo American also revealed it will carry out inspections on pipelines every two weeks , rather than every five . " Anglo American expects the operation to ramp up to 1.2 million tonnes (wet basis) per month and to produce approximately 16-19 million tonnes (wet basis) of iron ore in 2019, with the expectation that the Step 3 licences are received as planned. The company expects Minas - Rio to produce 16 million to 19 million tonnes of iron ore this year .
UK - based mining company Anglo American has restarted production at its Minas - Rio iron ore mine in Brazil after repairing a leaking slurry pipeline . The company said it replaced a 4 km section of the 10 km pipeline and installed a system of fibre - optic acoustic , temperature and vibration sensors for future monitoring . Anglo American also revealed it will carry out inspections on pipelines every two weeks , rather than every five . The company expects Minas - Rio to produce 16 million to 19 million tonnes of iron ore this year .