Original article by David Stringer
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 22-Jul-16

The iron ore price has gained about 28 per cent so far in 2016, and SRK Consulting’s Caue Araujo says it could be further boosted in the near-term as a result of lower growth in shipments by Australia’s major producers. BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto aim to eventually lift their production capacity in Western Australia to 290 million and 360 million tonnes respectively, but Macquarie Group recently suggested that neither may reach its target.

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