Anti-iron-ore-tax campaign blazes a trail – CME

The Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) is revelling in the success of its anti-mining-tax campaign, after recent polling showed that support for the proposed iron-ore tax has dropped from nearly 50% to 34.8%. The CME in November launched a campaign to stop the Western Australian Nationals from implementing its leader Brendon Grylls' proposed tax of A$5/t of iron-ore, targetting BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, to replace the current 25c/t payment.