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Australian miners underwhelmed by Prime Minister's carbon tax pledge

MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2013 | 10:05 pm Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Australia Coal Copper Gold Iron Ore 

Australia's Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) says that the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan to fast-track adoption of an emissions trading scheme does not sufficiently address the sector's competitiveness concerns. AMEC CEO Simon Bennison wants to see an end...

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