Digging up the dirt: Australia and China's fragile mining relationship

Australia is China's biggest trading partner, with minerals - particularly iron ore and coal - representing 67.3% of total exports to the country in 2010. Image courtesy of BHP Billiton.

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  Port Hedland's capacity tripled from 2006 to 2011.
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  Coal is one of Australia's biggest exports.
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  For a long time, Australia has depended on China's hunger for minerals and...
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  Australia is China's main trading partner.
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  China announced plans to secure 40% of its iron ore imports from overseas...

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