01.03.2011 - Iron ore exports 'to hit $63bln record'
From Australian: Iron ore exports will climb another 12 per cent next financial year, to a record $63.1b, the nation's chief commodities forecaster says. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics and Sciences predicts the increase in its annual outlook of the mining and and farm sectors released. Exports of metallurgical coal, for steel production, are tipped to increase another 22 per cent, to $41.9b, thermal coal will rise 28 per cent to $19.3b and gold exports are tipped to increase 12 per cent to $16.8b..............................................Full Article: Source
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