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Early Friday, Eastday.com, a Web site partly controlled by the Shanghai government, said that the investigation was linked to the pricing of iron ore and that the Chinese authorities were looking into whether Rio employees paid bribes to Chinese officials in exchange for confidential government documents in an effort to gain an edge in negotiations over iron ore contracts.

星期五的早些时候，由上海政府控制部分的东方网声称调查有关铁矿石的价格。并且，中国官方正在调查力拓集团员工是否通过向中国官员行贿获取了国家机密文件，来力图在谈判中在签订铁矿石合同时占取主动权。

Mine has a long history of mining and metallurgy, high-quality high-grade iron ore known. 56 years, cumulative production of iron ore 2,500 tons, 7,000 tons of copper concentrate, gold 1100 kg, 1,800 kg of silver, is currently the municipal state-controlled large-scale industrial enterprises.

矿山有着悠久的矿冶历史，优质高品位铁矿石闻名全国。56年以来，累计为国家生产铁矿石2500余万吨、铜精矿7000吨、黄金1100㎏、白银1800㎏，现为市属国有控股大型工业企业。

Geraldton Iron Ore Alliance chairman Clive Brown said the shipment was a significant milestone for the Mid West region.

铁矿石联盟主席Clive Brown指出这批铁矿石出口在澳大利亚中西部地区历史上是一个重要的里程碑。

Vale, which makes more iron ore than any other miner, said that itproduced 21% less ore in the last three months of 2008 than in the sameperiod a year earlier.

全球最大的铁矿石供应商淡水河谷公司表示，去年第四季度铁矿石产量较上年同期减少了21%。

Brazil's Vale, the world's largest iron ore miner, has asked Chinese steelmakers to pay up to 20 per cent more for ore supplies in an unprecedented move in the middle of an annual contract.

全球最大铁矿石生产商——巴西的淡水河谷已向中国钢铁制造商提出将铁矿石供应提价20%，此举在年度合同执行的中途是从未有过的。

China lacks its own supply of good-quality ore and so its steelmakers rely heavily on BHP, Rio and Vale of Brazil, the third big iron ore miner.

中国缺乏优质铁矿石，其钢铁企业严重依赖于必和必拓、力拓与巴西淡水河谷。淡水河谷是全球第三大铁矿石企业。

The Baltic soared on hopes that Chinese steelmakers would step up imports of iron ore following comments from BHP Billiton. The Anglo-Australian miner said Chinese iron ore stockpiles were now largely depleted following production cutbacks.

该指数之所以飙升，是因为市场认为中国钢铁企业有望逐步加大铁矿石进口，此前英澳矿业公司必和必拓表示，在减产之后，中国的铁矿石库存目前已基本消耗完毕。

There are some new iron ore producers adding fresh iron ore mining capacity to the portfolio of existing producers.

有一些新的铁矿石生产商以现有的生产线增添了新的铁矿石开采能力。

But steelmakers and miners close to the negotiations have confirmed that both sides are looking to 2010 to revisit the price of iron ore, marking 2009 as a done deal.

但了解谈判的钢铁企业和铁矿石生产商都证实，双方都着眼于协商2010年的铁矿石价格，这标志着2009年基本是大局已定。

Yao believes that "if in August -9 on iron ore imports has been reduced pressure to solve the problem in Hong Kong, in the fourth quarter demand for iron ore may be restored, the Cape of Good Hope-ship market, there will be a turn for the better."

姚明认为，&如果在8月-9月铁矿石进口量已减少了对铁矿石的第四季度需求的压力，要解决香港的问题，可能会恢复，好望角船市场，将有好转。&

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。