Metro Mining (ASX:MMI) said 756,000 wet metric tonnes of ore was shipped in August at its Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland, an 8% increase on the prior month, according to a Wednesday Australian bourse filing.

The offshore floating terminal Ikamba returned to full strength in late July.

The shipment guidance for the year is 6.6 million wet metric tonnes to 7.1 million wet metric tonnes, the company said.

The mining and exploration company's shares declined nearly 2% in recent trading on Wednesday.