Original article by Barry FitzGerald
The Australian – Page: 20 : 5-Sep-14

The Steel Index says weakening demand in the steel sector in China has pushed the iron ore price to close to a five-year low of $US85.70 a tonne. No medium-term improvement is expected by Andrew Mackenzie, CEO of BHP Billiton. However along with Mount Gibson Iron, Fortescue Metals Group and Rio Tinto, BHP remains profitable. Analysts believe that Cliffs, Gindalbie Metals and Grange Resources are now operating at a loss, and Atlas Iron, Arrium and BC Iron may follow

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