It was hidden away last week in the finance pages. But it will have a far greater impact on Australians than is normal for an overseas iron ore mining company’s annual production report. Brazil’s Vale just happens to pose the greatest single threat to Australia’s largest export income earner – iron ore and to prospects of the Australian economy (and the government’s finances) emerging speedily from the serious consequences of the collapse of the mining boom.
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