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Rio shipping WA ore at record rates (Business Day)
Mon 6 Jul 2009 9:17am
Rio Tinto says Chinese buyers are choosing to pay spot market prices for iron ore and it is shipping material from its Western Australian mines at record rates....

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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-06 07:34 UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto iron ore exports remain at reco...
Mon 6 Jul 2009 9:01am
SYDNEY, July 6 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest iron ore miner, said Chinese buyers were choosing to pay spot market prices for iron ore and it is shipping material from its Western Australian mines at record rates. Rio said demand for iron ore from Chine......

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China steelmakers working on lower ore price (Deepika)
Mon 6 Jul 2009 12:19am
BEIJING, Jul 4 (Reuters) China's steel industry body is still looking for a lower iron ore price in negotiations with key suppliers, the president of Baosteel said on Saturday, adding that the nation's production was running high in July....

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Nippon Yusen Expects Iron Ore Demand to Help Earnings (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Fri 3 Jul 2009 10:55am
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Nippon Yusen K.K. , the worlds second- largest ship operator, predicted profit at its capesize division for shipping iron ore will be higher than originally forecast this fiscal year on demand for the steel ingredient from China....

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China Iron Ore Demand to Boost Shipping, Morgan Stanley Says - Bloomberg
Thu 2 Jul 2009 12:53pm
China Iron Ore Demand to Boost Shipping, Morgan Stanley SaysBloombergJuly 2 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese iron ore usage will boost demand for shipping as imports of the steelmaking raw material will remain ...and more »...

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Brazil iron ore miner Vale to produce biodiesel
Sat 27 Jun 2009 12:04am
Brazil iron ore miner Vale to produce biodiesel...

http://www.cvrd.com.br/saladeimprensa/pt/agencia_vale/noticia.asp?id=18966

Brazil's Vale To Invest dollar 305 Million In Biodiesel Project
Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:06pm
Brazil's Vale To Invest dollar 305 Million In Biodiesel Project...

http://www.cvrd.com.br/saladeimprensa/pt/agencia_vale/noticia.asp?id=18967

Vale to Invest dollar 305 Million in Biodiesel for its Own Operations
Wed 24 Jun 2009 12:00am
Vale to Invest dollar 305 Million in Biodiesel for its Own Operations...

http://www.cvrd.com.br/saladeimprensa/pt/agencia_vale/noticia.asp?id=18965

Vale Hopes to Agree on 2009 Iron Price With China (Update1)
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:44am
Vale Hopes to Agree on 2009 Iron Price With China (Update1)...

http://www.cvrd.com.br/saladeimprensa/pt/agencia_vale/noticia.asp?id=18944

CORRECTED-BHP voices doubts about global commodity rally - Reuters UK
Mon 1 Jun 2009 6:32am
CANBERRA, May 27 (Reuters) - The head of BHP Billiton ( BHP.AX ) ( BLT.L ), the world's top miner, voiced doubts on Wednesday about the durability of recent strong Chinese demand ......

http://uk.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUKSYD43127720090601

China rejects deal on iron ore price cuts - Financial Times
Mon 1 Jun 2009 4:02am
China's lead steel negotiator has formally rejected iron ore price cuts negotiated between Rio Tinto, the Australian mining group, and Japanese and South Korean steel mills ......

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/40ef270e-4e44-11de-a0a1-00144feabdc0.html

Singapore Hot Stocks-Olam in focus after selling dollar 300 mln stake - Reuters UK
Mon 1 Jun 2009 2:29am
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - Olam International ( OLAM.SI ) may be in focus on Monday after it agreed to sell 13.8 percent of its enlarged share capital to state investor Temasek ......

http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKSP42674920090601

UPDATE 1-China rejects iron ore terms accepted in Japan -CISA - ninemsn
Sun 31 May 2009 12:10pm
BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - China's steel mills won't accept the iron ore pricing deal that Rio Tinto struck with Japanese and South Korean rivals last week, the China ......

http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=820132

Emerging Power Shift in Mining Industry - BusinessWeek
Fri 29 May 2009 12:12pm
In a sign of the quickly-shifting power struggle in the mining sector, Brazil?s Vale the worlds largest iron ore producer said on Nov. 3 it had withdrawn a request to ......

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2008/11/emerging_power.html

What Lies Behind the Rio Tinto-Chinalco Deal - BusinessWeek
Fri 29 May 2009 12:12pm
The future plans for London-based miner Rio Tinto seem to have move twists and turns than a South American soap opera. First, rival BHP Billiton tried -- and failed -- to buy Rio ......

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/europeinsight/archives/2009/05/what_lies_behin.html

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