Massive ore deposits of copper, lead, zinc, silver, gold and other metals formed in this way.

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Tied up in port sit two massive iron ore transporters carrying the raw material for the world's car making industry.

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Typically, mining companies like to work under annual contracts, since it enables them to assemble the massive supply chain needed to move vast amounts of ore from remote locations around the world.

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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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Elevated conveyor belts would carry ore from the pit across these mulga scrublands to a massive crusher.

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But in 2006, it embarked on a massive investment and construction project to build blast furnaces which use iron ore and coking coal to produce high-quality virgin steel for cars, ships and consumer durable goods.

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