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Russia coal mining ops to restart in key Siberia region

Russia's Emergencies Minister has granted permission for coal mining operations in the Kuznetsk Basin to restart after they were halted following a strong earthquake in southeastern Russia, a Ministry spokeswoman in Kemerovo said.
Reuters | December 29, 2011 | 8:07 pm

Gold falls on technical selling, volume weak

Gold fell on Tuesday but remained range-bound around $1,600 as investors stayed on the sidelines in the final week of the year, subdued by concerns about the euro zone debt crisis. Recent U.S. economic data had spurred a rally in riskier assets includi...
Reuters | December 27, 2011 | 6:30 pm

Mitsubishi seeks new partner for Aussie iron mine – Nikkei

Mitsubishi Corp said it plans to invite Chinese and South Korean steelmakers to participate in developing the Jack Hills iron ore mine in Australia after its joint venture partner decided to withdraw, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported.
Reuters | December 9, 2011 | 10:10 pm

BHP job changes, CEO comments, fan talk of asset sales

Management changes at BHP Billiton and comments by CEO Marius Kloppers have fanned speculation the world's biggest miner will try to sell less profitable assets to better exploit its crown jewels — iron ore, coal, copper, gas and potash.
Reuters | December 8, 2011 | 7:19 pm

Gold falls 1.5 percent on ECB disappointment

Gold fell on Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank played down expectations that the central bank would dramatically increase the measures it is using to fight the debt crisis, thereby undermining the euro.
Reuters | December 8, 2011 | 5:48 pm

Codelco enjoying one of its best years ‘ever’, profits jump to $5.3 billion

The world's top copper producer, Chile's Codelco, said on Friday it produced 1.25 million tonnes of copper in the nine months to September, up 3.5 percent from the same period last year. The state-run miner said pre-tax profits rose 37 percent during the January-September period from a year earlier to $5.3 billion. Codelco is having one of its best production years ever, and will beat its 1.7 million tonne output target for 2011, Chairman Gerardo Jofre told Reuters on Wednesday.
Reuters | November 25, 2011 | 6:10 pm