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Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/WALDO SWIEGERS
Kumba Iron Ore’s Sishen mine. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/WALDO SWIEGERS

Kumba Iron Ore has reported a 26% decline in interim headline earnings per share, largely due to a lower average realised free-on-board (FOB) export iron ore price and a decrease in sales volumes. Business Day TV spoke to mining analyst Peter Major for more details on the dynamics behind the falling iron ore price.

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