BC Iron man's conciliatory tack paying off AMID the increasingly tangled stand-off between Fortescue Metals Group and a clutch of iron ore juniors hoping to access the company's Pilbara iron ore infrastructure, BC Iron managing director Morgan Ball can offer some insight into the results that can come from a slightly less combative approach. The likes of Brockman Mining and Flinders Mines have both made moves to gain access to Fortescue's rail and port network through clauses under the state agreement governing the infrastructure. Fortescue has countered by offering tariff rates that appear to sit well beyond the levels the juniors are prepared to stomach.