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Arrested Australian warns of Indonesian business perils

An Australian mining businessman facing the prospect of five years in an Indonesian prison has warned others of the perils of doing business in the South-east Asian giant, saying he 'got caught like a spider in a web.'

Marc Howe | July 26, 2012 | 2:08 am

Hecla Mining could scupper U.S. Silver/RX Gold & Silver merger with all-cash bid

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) has made an all-cash offer for U.S. Silver Corporations (TSX-V:USA) in a bid to scupper its proposed merger with RX Gold & Silver (TSX-V:RXE).

Marc Howe | July 26, 2012 | 12:42 am

Shanghai rebar meltdown: The last time Chinese steel cost this much iron ore was trading at $70

Chinese rebar prices are now 8% lower than October 2011 lows, while iron ore prices remain 5% higher.

Frik Els | July 25, 2012 | 11:53 pm

Seven coal miners dead after explosion in northern Mexico

An explosion on Wednesday in a coal mine in northern Mexico killed seven miners, officials said, highlighting lax safety conditions in small mines that are often poorly regulated.

Reuters UK | July 25, 2012 | 9:50 pm

Harmony up 7% as punters bet Wafi-Golpu pre-feasibility will map out a Grasberg rival

Release of a pre-feasibility study for Wafi-Golpu in Papua New Guinea is expected any day now and punters hope drilling results that put the deposit into the same league as Freeport-McMoran’s Grasberg mine across the border in West Papua, Indonesia are confirmed.

Frik Els | July 25, 2012 | 7:40 pm