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Alrosa plans $400 mln bond to fund deal with VTB

Russian state-owned diamond miner Alrosa plans to issue Eurocommercial paper (ECP) worth $400 million to finance a deal with the country's second largest lender VTB , Alrosa President Fyodor Andreyev said. Alrosa, the secretive state diamond monopo...
Reuters | October 18, 2011 | 11:20 am

U.S. study suggests pricing carbon from ground to consumer

To measure a country's greenhouse emissions from fossil fuels, it makes sense to consider the whole carbon supply chain, from oil well or coal mine to a consumer's shelf, scientists reported on Monday. Currently, putting a price on climate-warm...
Reuters | October 18, 2011 | 3:48 am

Areva eyes industrial partnerships for mining unit

PARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Areva is considering partnerships with industrial groups to allow those to buy stakes in the mining business of the state-controlled nuclear group, Areva's chief executive told a parliamentary hearing.
Reuters | October 12, 2011 | 5:00 pm

Sudan to produce 7 tonnes of gold in 2011 to make up for lost oil from south

Reuters reports Sudan said on Sunday it expects its mining industry to produce around 7 tonnes of gold in 2011 and it plans to launch a gold refinery next year to improve the quality of its much extensive larger small-entrepreneur output. Sudan is trying to boost output of gold and other minerals to compensate for the loss of much of its oil production of 500,000 barrels a day when South Sudan became independent in July.
Reuters | October 9, 2011 | 9:00 pm