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Falling iron ore prices hit Australian miners
Geoff Riley
12th July 2014
A 30 per cent drop in the iron ore price is causing concern among Australia's miners who have invested heavily in greater production facilities on the expectation of continued rising demand from China. China accounts for around 60 per cent of global demand for iron ore, used to create steel for industries like manufacturing and construction.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.