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Surfeit of sulphur at Alberta oilsands

Business Insider's Robert Johnson took some photos of the mountains of sulphur piling up in northern Alberta- part of the website's series on the Alberta oilsands.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 29, 2012 | 8:04 pm

CoAL jumps through hoops to get Vele running

Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.

Andrew Topf | April 29, 2012 | 6:59 pm

Indian economy to grow despite politics over policy paralysis: Lakshmi Mittal

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

DNA India | April 29, 2012 | 5:22 pm

Physical gold market undergoing staggering change – Sprott and Baker

‘When gold fundamentals no longer apply, review the fundamentals'. The physical gold market is seeing enormous changes and this will have to feed through in terms of hugely rising prices.

Mineweb | April 29, 2012 | 10:47 am

Côte d’Ivoire rough diamond export sanctions extended

The United Nations' Security Council on Thursday extended the sanctions imposed on Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) for another year, including exports of rough diamonds.

IDEX Online | April 29, 2012 | 8:51 am

S Korea to pursue energy and infrastructure projects worth USD 11.1 billion in Venezuela

Yonhap reported that South Korea will pursue 5 energy and infrastructure development projects in Venezuela worth USD 11.1 billion that could open new business opportunities for local companies in the South American country.

Steel Guru | April 29, 2012 | 8:30 am

Labor shortages in mining industry may drive gold bullish: HSBC

Labor shortages in the mining industry may constrain future gold output and have bullish implications for prices, said HSBC, a London based multinational bank, in a commodity research note.

CommodityOnline | April 29, 2012 | 4:54 am

ArcelorMittal identifies potential to increase production of iron-ore concentrate at ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to 30 million tonnes per annum

ArcelorMittal today announces that a scoping study has identified the potential to utilize ArcelorMittal Mines Canada’s existing infrastructure system and to increase annual production of iron-ore concentrate to 30 million tonnes per annum.

ArcelorMittal | April 29, 2012 | 12:30 am

Russia getting back into rare earth game

RareMetalBlog reports the Russian government has begun creating the conditions needed for an active resumption of rare earth production- the rationale being increased domestic demand for high-tech industry and the spectre of more export restrictions by China.

Andrew Topf | April 29, 2012 | 12:28 am

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