[Ferro-Alloys.com] LAUNCESTON, Australia, June 29 (Reuters) - Iron ore and gold may seem unlikely bed fellows, but in the current coronavirus pandemic they are combining to try and hold up Australia's reputation as the "lucky country".

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) has approved a $98-million investment to build a solar plant, Western Australia’s first, which will power the company’s new Koodaideri iron ore mine, in the resource-rich Pilbara region.

ferro-alloys.com:Shipments of iron ore by Brazil & Australia totaled 20.5mt

ferro-alloys.com:Due to agitation of virus, China’s iron ore fell 15%

Xi called on the two countries to open their markets to each other and explore ways to build long-term, stable and direct supply channels for agricultural products, iron ore and crude oil.

ferro-alloys.com:Price of Chinese iron ore is anticipated to make progress

ferro-alloys.com:After cuts to EU shares, local steel division could confront misfortunes

The circumvention rulings cover certain steel products that are first produced in Korea and Taiwan, which are then shipped to Vietnam for minor processing, and finally exported to the United States as corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) and cold-rolled s...