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WA resources down, but not out

WESTERN Australia’s mineral and petroleum industry was valued at $99.5 billion in 2014-15 according to statistics released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum.

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Iron ore reached record production numbers.

Iron ore reached record production numbers.

Iron ore remained the state’s highest value commodity with $54 billion in sales. The DMP’s Richard Borozdin said project expansions and strong demand led by China helped iron ore reach record production...

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