Atlas Iron Limited
(ASX:AGO) shipped a record 1.75 million tonnes of iron ore in the three months to the end of December, a ten per cent increase on the previous quarter.
Atlas says the impact of a weak US dollar continues to have an impact on revenues despite stronger sales volumes.
The iron ore miner has contracts for a further 2.7 million tonnes of ore agreed for delivery post quarter to a mixture of new and existing clients.
Among the new customers are two Chinese steel mills and a major international trading house which Atlas says further strengthens its reliable customer base.
In December, Atlas also commenced production at its third Pilbara iron ore mine, Mt Dove, and last week began truck haulage of Mt Dove product to Port Hedland.
Atlas Iron reported a net loss of $114.6 million in the 2012 financial year.
