The seaborne iron ore cost curve

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Here’s a chart from UBS to raise a few eyebrows:

iron roe break evens

Any comments on the notion that FMG is cheaper than Vale are welcome! UBS argues it’s because of the higher shipping costs despite Vale’s C1 costs of $23wmt.

About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.