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METAL DETECTIVE

Pilbara show and tell

AN INTRIGUING game of show and tell has started in the Pilbara, with Rio Tinto “coming out” on its operating costs. Now it’s up to BHP Billiton to lift its skirts and reveal where it sits in the Pilbara pecking order. <b><i>The Metal Detective</i>, By Stephen Bell</b>

Stephen Bell

Up to now the global majors have jealously guarded their respective costs of producing iron ore in Western Australia, arguing that publishing them would give a free kick to competitors. Rio took a...

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