Rio Tinto’s Q2 iron ore shipments miss after May train derailment
The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 80.3 million tons of the steel-making commodity in the quarter.
According to statistics released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, Japan’s iron ore imports totaled 10.6 million tonnes in February this year falling by 9% MoM and up 10.4% compared to February 2012.
The ministry’s data showed that Japan’s iron ore import…