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Dryblower and Rio Tinto's $17 gauntlet

IF EVER you've wondered why some mineral deposits are regarded as "tier one", and what that actua...

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The key number from Rio Tinto last week was 17. To be more precise it was $US17, the fourth-quarter cost of producing a tonne of high-grade iron ore at the company’s Pilbara mining complex. Other miners...

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