Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks
Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building a 600 km rail and port infrastructure.
Australian prospectors are scouring remote outback locations for new sources of iron ore to rival the big western lodes dominated by Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton , spurred on by China’s swelling appetite.
Analysts expect most of Australia’s iron ore to keep coming from Western Australia’s Pilbara region, the world’s single largest deposit, which is seen producing about 400 million tonnes this year.
