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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) (NYSE:RIO) (Rio de Janeiro) is advancing its Apolo iron ore project in Brazil's famous Iron Quadrangle, located near the cities of Caete and Santa Barbara in the state of Minas Gerais.

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Chinese iron and steel firms are now boycotting Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce's (NYSE:RIO) (Vale) (Rio de Janeiro) move to raise the price of iron ore.

Brazil's Vale to supply 480 million tons of iron ore to ArcelorMittal RIO DE JANEIRO, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce said Monday that it will supply 480 million tons of iron ore to ArcelorMittal over the next 10 years.