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Nigeria, Africa's top crude oil producer, is aiming to diversify its economy by developing other industries such as mining through various incentives.

As steel prices slid, Chinese mills ran up losses for the first time in three years this month, ending years of solid profit margins.

In the case of Rainbow Mountain, those in favor of conservation appear to have won out.

Fears over slowing Chinese growth and impact of trade war with the US removes floor under iron ore price.

China's steel prices tumbled more than 5% to a five-month low as persistent worries over weaker demand pushed the sector into a bear market, sparking a selloff in raw materials iron ore and coking coal.

Over its almost 18-year mine life, Santo Domingo is expected to produce an average of 134-million pounds a year of copper, 4.2-million tonnes a year of iron concentrates and 17,000 annual ounces of gold.

Global iron ore production will grow due to mine expansions in Brazil and increasing output from India.

BHP's maintenance work on its Port Hedland facilities, spare rail capacity and 40 ships waiting to be loaded means it will be able to make its production target for June 2018 - July 2019.

The project is part of an industrial scheme aimed at opening up Saudi's north to development that will boost job creation.