The AFR View
China pushes its African iron ore hedge
Both China and Australia have to think about their mutual dependence on iron ore
The signs keep coming that Australia can no longer rely on China to be its permanent ticket out of trouble. Beijing is adding more investors to develop Guinea’s Simandou project, the world’s largest untapped iron ore resource. Satellite pictures show the progress on the complex mine, railway, and port development which plans to start shipping ore to China by 2025.
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