Rio Tinto expects slightly higher Pilbara iron ore shipment in 2024
Its Pilbara shipments guidance is unchanged for 2023 and remains in the upper half of the 320 million to 335 million ton range.
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Stone Age Ethiopians knew how to source their iron-rich rocks
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Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure
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