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Iron ore bolsters BHP’s position
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Iron ore bolsters BHP’s position
The key steel ingredient boosted earnings by about 30 per cent.
Prashant Mehra | 18 August 2020
Healthy mining dividends tipped for 2020 despite ore price threat
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Healthy mining dividends tipped for 2020 despite ore price threat
The world's largest mining company BHP Billiton may outperform Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metal Group in 2020, as the risk of an iron ore price collapse...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 16 December 2019
Fortescue profit soars on iron ore prices
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Fortescue profit soars on iron ore prices
Higher iron ore prices have helped Fortescue Metals Group book a mammoth profit but the good times won’t last forever, warns...
Lex Hall | 27 August 2019
China's prodigious appetite for steel tipped to ease
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China's prodigious appetite for steel tipped to ease
Steel consumption continues to grow more rapidly than expected and the country is on track to reach an 'equilibrium point' in about a decade.
Lex Hall | 16 April 2019
Rio books 2pc profit boost amid miners' coal retreat
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Rio books 2pc profit boost amid miners' coal retreat
A shift away from coal mining by the majors was a key feature of fiscal 2018 and is reflected in Rio Tinto's 2pc jump in full-year earnings.
Glenn Freeman with AAP | 01 March 2019
BlueScope's strong first half unsustainable, warns Morningstar
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BlueScope's strong first half unsustainable, warns Morningstar
BlueScope Steel may have posted a record first-half result, but it will be hard to sustain the momentum, warns Morningstar analyst Mathew Hodge.
Emma Rapaport with AAP | 26 February 2019