Thursday said that copper production rose 4% in the first quarter due to higher grade and recoveries at Escondida, while Western Australia iron ore output climbed 3% driven by the completion of debottlenecking work at the port.

BHP Group Ltd. said iron ore output in its first quarter rose 2% from the year before, as concerns grow that moves by major miners to ramp up production of the steel-making material may lead to over-supply.

BHP Group Ltd. said iron ore output in its first quarter rose 2% from the year-before, as moves by major miners to ramp up production raise the specter of over-supply.Most Read from BloombergInside th

Rio’s third-quarter output edged up about 1% from a year earlier, while Brazil’s Vale beat estimates to churn out its highest volume since late-2018.

Brazilian miner Vale reported on Tuesday a 5.5% increase in its third-quarter iron ore production compared to a year earlier, reaching the highest level in almost six years.

The Australian mining giant said it produced 64.6 million metric tons of iron ore in the three months through September, up 2% on a year earlier. Copper production rose by 4% to 476,300 tons, the company said.

Global miner BHP beat first-quarter iron ore output estimates on Thursday, spurred by easing of bottlenecks at its Western Australia operations amid efforts by China to revive its grappling property market and faltering economic growth.