There are mountains of iron ore and copper covering parking lots and spilling over into the streets.

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Japanese researchers say the basalt in NWA 011 suggests the body from which it did originate had a core of molten iron with an outer covering of silicon and aluminium that formed a basaltic crust.

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The desperate search for upside earnings surprises even embraces mining properties covering coal, iron ore and copper.

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There are handfuls of newly minted billionaires covering real estate and natural resources like oil, copper, iron ore and coal.

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