Surging demand for iron ore is causing bottlenecks at China's ports and has pushed spot prices to their highest levels since the financial crash.
Australian iron ore exports are set to hit record levels in the year ahead.
Australia's mining companies are earning 57 per cent more from every tonne of steel sold to China at the current spot price than they are getting from their fixed price contracts with Japanese and Korean mills.
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