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Metso’s Capital Markets Day to focus on the Group’s services business, and will include preliminary assessment on Metso’s financial performance in 2013

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on December 11, 2012 at 8.30 a.m. local time

Metso | December 11, 2012 | 6:01 pm

Fresh crisis at Lynas

Won't be allowed to treat waste in Malaysia. Shares suspended.

Frik Els | December 11, 2012 | 6:01 pm

Larson Electronics Magnalight.com announced the addition of a small form factor Class 1 Division 2 LED light.

Measuring just under 3.5 inched outer diameter, the HAL-7w-LED seven watt hazardous location LED light is applicable for small area coverage.

Larson Electronics | December 11, 2012 | 5:38 pm

Aussie miners told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas

Miners who don’t show up to work the Christmas and New Year period at Sandfire Resources’ DeGrussa copper and gold mine in Western Australia, are being threatened with major fines and pay cuts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Rio Tinto and Anglo sell Palabora to Chinese group

Mining giants Rio Tinto and Anglo American are selling a 74.5% shareholding in the South African copper company Palabora Mining to a consortium of Chinese and South African firms, in a deal valued at about $611 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Glencore-Xstrata deal hits South African snag

Glencore has extended the deadline to complete takeover of Xstrata (LON:XTA) by a month after South African power utility Eskom expressed worries about its coal supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2012 | 12:25 pm

GE introduces new dust control solutions for coal handling operations in North America

GE (NYSE: GE) introduced a new line of products in North America designed to maximize the value of coal brought into power plants by reducing material losses and mitigating fuel degradation brought about by oxidation.

GE | December 11, 2012 | 12:26 am