Locking horns

摘要

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd boss Andrew Forrest has continued his anti mineral resources rent tax (MRRT) campaign, saying Labor Prime Minister Julian Gillard's resources man - Martin Ferguson - has "demonstrated ... (a) lack of understanding of how the proposed tax is affecting small mining companies". Just before the outburst, FMG had announced its approval to increase its iron ore production in Western Australia's Pilbara from 55 million tonnes per annum to 155 Mtpa.