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Atlas Iron shuts down production on low iron ore price

Andrew Topf | April 12, 2015 | 2:52 pm Asia Australia Iron Ore 

Atlas Iron is shutting down its operations due to low iron ore prices, the company announced on Friday. As the fourth largest iron ore producer in Australia, the closure is the biggest casualty so far of depressed iron ore prices,...

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