Indonesia denies plans to tax coal exports
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Kloppers clobbers capex: Forget Olympic Dam and Jansen, BHP is now even cutting back iron ore
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Minera IRL provides Education Program for the Community of Ollachea (Peru)
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Bernanke, bullion, bathos and Bill Gross
"Boy, that was anti-climactic. There was absolutely nothing in terms of a policy signal...no different than what he might have said at any point over the last few years."