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Saturday, 25 May 2013

Iron miners need to know when to quit digging

Dig or no dig

Rio Tinto’s new boss, like his peers, is offering spending restraint. But the huge profit from fast growing Chinese demand for iron ore won’t last forever. For low-cost producers, the temptation is to dig, dig, dig. If everyone does the same, prices and profit could tumble.

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