BHP studies building iron ore export port in Brazil

　　Bloomberg reported that BHP Billiton Ltd the world's biggest mining company is considering developing a deep water iron ore export terminal in Brazil. 　　Newspaper Valor Economico reported that BHP is planning a USD 900 million terminal that may ship 50 million tonnes of ore a year from 2011. BHP has bought land along the Sepetiba Bay in Rio de Janeiro state. 　　Ms Samantha Evans a spokeswoman for the Melbourne based company said that “We have applied for a preliminary environmental license.''