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Vale losing iron ore marketshare to Rio, BHP

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 20, 2012 | 6:31 pm Top Companies Australia Latin America 

Stricter environmental rules on new mining projects, combined with soaring labour costs, are making Vale SA, the world's leading iron ore producer, less competitive against Australian rivals Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Bloomberg reports Brazil's share of the seaborne iron-ore...

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