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China lead, iron ore imports from North Korea sink after U.N. sanctions

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports of iron ore and lead concentrate from North Korea plunged to their lowest in more than six years, while coal arrivals fell sharply after the United Nations’ latest sanctions against the isolated nation, data showed on Tuesday.

Lead ore and concentrate arrivals totaled just 1,321 tonnes, worth $1.18 million, down 84 percent from a year earlier and the lowest on Reuters records dating back to January 2010, according to data from the General Administration of Customs.

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