Iron ore miners pay the price of $30B expansion through higher royalties

Mega-miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto on Thursday learned the price of their planned expansions in the Australian Pilbara: increased iron ore royalties to the West Australian government. Sydney Morning Herald reports the WA government will reap $1.9 billion more in...

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