Mauritania to supply MENA with iron ore by 2010

July 19, 2007 Filed Under: Iron Ore Mining, Mining Services  

Sphere Investments, an Australian-listed company 18.4 percent owned by Saudi steel firm Hadeed and Qatar Steel, said that it will export seven million tons a year of Mauritania’s high grade direct reduction iron ore pellets from 2010 to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Gulf News reported. To establish a long-term presence and tap vast liquidity in the region, Sphere has listed...