Every time iron ore prices move by one dollar a tonne, it means another $120m on – or off – this year’s post-tax net profit at BHP Billiton, the world’s third-largest producer of the metal. Last year at Rio Tinto, the second largest, $120m of earnings also rode on, or off, each $1 move.
铁矿石价格每上下浮动1美元，世界第三大铁矿石生产商必和必拓(BHP Billiton)今年的税后净利润将随之增减1.2亿美元。去年，铁矿石价格每上下浮动1美元，世界第二大铁矿石生产商力拓(Rio Tinto)的利润也随之浮动1.2亿美元。
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