The red earth here contains an estimated 24 billion tons of iron ore.

这里的红土含有大概240亿吨的铁矿。

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In 2007, the Chinese imported 383 million tons of iron ore, up 17 percent from the previous year.

2007年，中国进口了3亿8千3百万吨铁矿石，比前一年增加了百分之17。

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The mine, according to the Financial Times, could produce as much as 70 million tons of iron ore a year.

金融时报称，这个矿的年产量可达7000万吨。

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Iron or steel, 800 million tons, almost a billion tons of steel.

铁或钢，每年8亿吨，几乎接近10亿的钢产量。

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The vessel is carrying 77, 000 tons of iron ore from Canada to China, he said.

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The mines would be able to produce up to 25 million tons of iron ore annually, he said.

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The newly acquired mines are ramping up to their full production capacity of 8 million tons of iron ore.

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