Great Lakes iron ore numbers lowest since Great Depression
BusinessNorth
Jan 7 2010

Some depressing numbers, shades of the Great Depression, released today about the 2009 Great Lakes iron ore cargo. At 31-million tons, that figure is the lowest since 1938. Mike Simonson reports.

With demand for iron ore at a 71 year low, Lake Carriers’ Association Vice-President Glen Neckvasil says it’s a reflection of the whole economy in 2009.


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