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Heavy rainfall disrupts coking coal mining in Australia’s Queensland

Heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours has caused significant disruption at several coking coal mines in the Moranbah region of the Bowen Basin, in Australia's Queensland, market sources said Tuesday.

Platts | March 20, 2012 | 6:35 pm

South Africa’s platinum producers angered by ferro-chrome industry’s push for ore duty

The drive by major ferro-chrome producers to get the South African government to impose a $100-per-tonne export tax on chrome ore is meeting resistance.

Fast Markets | March 20, 2012 | 4:55 pm

Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments

"The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.

Frik Els | March 20, 2012 | 4:54 pm

How to avoid being caught in a common gold scam

Recently, I read an article about how Congo born, Dikembe Mutombo, an all-star NBA defender, was nicely scammed in a fake gold deal.

David Levenstein | March 20, 2012 | 4:47 pm

Enormous container ship has limited choices to unload cargo

The MSC Fabiola, with a carrying capacity of 11,000 containers, docked last week in the Port of Long Beach, one of a few shipping facilities in the U.S. that can handle the enormous new vessels.

Michael Allan McCrae | March 20, 2012 | 4:13 pm

Poll: Alternative energy loses support

Support for development of fuel sources such as wind and solar power has diminished in the United States during the past year, a survey found.

UPI | March 20, 2012 | 3:41 pm

Glencore to buy Canada’s Viterra for $6.1 billion

Commodity giant Glencore International PLC has reached a $6.1-billion deal to buy Canada’s grain handler and agricultural retailer Viterra Inc., and announced plans to sell most of its Canadian assets to Agrium Inc. and Richardson International Ltd.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2012 | 3:24 pm

DiamondCorp Lace mine plans validated by South African consultants

African diamond mining and exploration company DiamondCorp Plc., has received validation for its development plan at its Lace mine in South Africa, from SRK Consulting, an independent local consultant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2012 | 2:51 pm

Rio Tinto publishes tax report as Australian mining levy en route to become a law

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE & NYSE: RIO) has voluntarily published its "Taxes paid report," outlining the US$10.2 billion it has paid in tax globally this financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2012 | 2:02 pm

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