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Coal of Africa Limited shares of Coal of Africa were up 12% at 9:54 a.m. ET after the junior coal producer announced it struck a marketing deal to expand its exports of coking and thermal coal.

Tensions between locals and overseas mining interests escalate

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Doima, a small town in central Colombia, about 80 km West of the capital Bogota, to oppose a proposed AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) (JSE:ANG), gold processing plant for its 100%owned La Colosa project.

Perseus Mining (ASX, TSX: PRU) said Wednesday gold production at its Edikan gold mine in Ghana will be less than the 58,500 ounces projected in late November for the December 2012 quarter.

Centamin was the only large producer in the country

The steelmaking ingredient is now up 65% from its 2012 lows, blowing most predictions out of the water.

Small-scale miners paid a 15% premium to adopt mercury-free mining techniques

Chinese firm Hanlong is bidding $1.2 billion for Sundance Resources.

The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.