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BUZZ-Iron ore miners: Iron ore prices rise

Reuters - UK Focus

** U.S.-listed coal and iron ore miners' shares up 1-4 pct

** Spot iron ore price up 4.9 pct at $71.20 per tonne

** China's iron ore and rebar futures rose as investors looked beyond the winter slump and bet that Beijing's recent support policies would enliven steel demand in 2015

** Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CLF - news) shares up 3.8 pct at $6.83, Alpha Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: ANR - news) up 3.6 pct at $1.75, Rio Tinto (Xetra: 855018 - news) up 1.9 pct at $46.66, Vale SA up 1.3 pct at $8.31