(Reuters) - The world's No. 4 iron ore miner Fortescue Metals <FMG.AX> on Thursday reported a 8.6 percent fall in first-quarter iron ore shipments as pollution curbs in China reduced the demand for lower grade ore.
Fortescue shipped 40.2 million tonnes in the September quarter, compared with 44 million tonnes a year ago, the company said in a statement.
It maintained its fiscal 2019 production guidance of 165 million to 173 million tonnes.
(Reporting by Rushil Dutta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
