The value was unchanged because prices for coffee, cotton, coal and iron ore fell.
It buys enormous amounts of Australian coal and iron ore, which has fueled a natural-resources boom.
The desperate search for upside earnings surprises even embraces mining properties covering coal, iron ore and copper.
Coal and iron ore producer earnings, if any, will remain in the cellar for the foreseeable future (maybe two years).
Countries such as Australia and Indonesia have fed China's growing appetite for commodities and raw materials such as coal, iron ore and palm oil.
Around a fifth of university students in Australia were born abroad, and international education is the country's third-biggest export after coal and iron ore.
Rio Tinto competes with global metals and mining giants like Vale, BHP, Freeport McMoran and other companies that mine bauxite, copper, coal and iron ore.
The company owns and operates a fleet of 29 dry bulk carriers that transport a wide range of commodities, including coal, iron ore, grains, bauxite, phosphate, fertilizers and steel products.
The metals and coal sectors aren't demand driven, but they are price sensitive to the dearth of incremental supply, particularly coal, iron ore and even copper with all its mine outages.
Rio Tinto competes primarily with global metals and mining giants like Vale, BHP, Freeport McMoran and other companies like Cliffs Resources that mine bauxite, copper, coal and iron ore.
Rio Tinto, the global mining giant, competes primarily with global metals and mining giants like Vale, BHP Billiton, Freeport McMoran and other companies that mine bauxite, copper, coal and iron ore.
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But there are also some big differences, such as the composition of their commodity exports: New Zealand's top exports are dairy, meat and forestry products, whereas Australia's top three are coal, iron ore and gold.
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Analysts at ICAP Shipping Research in London shrug off the idea that there will be a glut, since shipments of cheap Australian coal and iron ore to China have for years been constrained by a lack of big ships.
Droughts in Argentina are punishing producers of soybeans and cereals, while Cyclone Yasni and continued floods are driving up the prices of coal, iron ore, and zinc, key components for the massive infrastructure projects in emerging economies like China, India, and Brazil. (Read On The Verge of a Global Food Crisis).
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Tata, which mines all the iron ore and coal it needs, now aims to carry out primary steel production close to its iron-ore deposits, and then ship semi-finished steel for finishing close to foreign consumer markets.
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It started with gold years ago and now embraces copper, iron ore, coal and grains.
Australia's Senate approved the government's new tax on profits from mining iron ore and coal.
First, the seemingly insatiable global demand for iron ore and coal, especially from China.
China's demand for iron ore and coal will underwrite projected growth of 3-4% in 2011-12.
The cargoes its ships carry encompass economically sensitive commodities like iron ore, coal, grain, and steel products.
Vast ship-borne imports of iron ore, coal and bauxite make up other raw ingredients for Chinese growth.
It says it plans to expand across the country and is already recruiting in iron-ore and coal-producing areas.
High world prices for the commodities that Australia produces in abundance iron ore, coal, liquefied natural gas have definitely helped.
His assets span the iron-ore, coal and nickel industries, all of which have come under pressure from falling prices.
The mining group has said that it wants to focus on core businesses such as iron ore and coal.
My portfolio covers copper, iron ore and coal, namely Rio Tinto--making new highs.
If emerging markets recover next year, the gutsy play is in raw materials, namely copper, iron ore and coal.
ArcelorMittal continues to add value by increasing self-sufficiency and producing more of its iron ore and coal requirements in house.
There are handfuls of newly minted billionaires covering real estate and natural resources like oil, copper, iron ore and coal.
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It is confined to iron ore and coal, and charges a lower rate than an existing tax on oil and gas.
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