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Iron ore plunge to blow $3.6B hole in WA budget

Andrew Topf | April 05, 2015 | 2:20 pm Precious Metals Asia Australia Gold Iron Ore 

Iron ore producers and investors aren't the only ones getting hurt by the continuing weakness in the iron ore price. Western Australia, which contains the Pilbara iron ore region that has been a powerhouse of economic growth for Australia for...

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