China establishes online trading platform for coal
New online trading center will cut out intermediaries by permitting complete transactions
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Belarus logs 19.2% decline in potash fertilizer exports for Jan-Oct
New decree will see increase in number of licensed exporters
Senior official urges Chinese companies to pursue cheap acquisitions in the Eurozone
Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom
Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll all get a boost from Aussie mining boom
Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands
Asteroids mining and miners told to work over Christmas among our most-read stories of 2012
The chance of start mining asteroids, workers told ‘death’ only excuse for not working on Christmas and MINING.com's very own list of top billionaires involved in minerals and metals, became some of the most-read stories of 2012.
Only in Dubai: Over half a million dollars and 13 Kg of gold as ‘shopping incentives’
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Dubai, through its Gold and Jewellery association, has launched a gold promotion program that offer jewellery shoppers the chance to win 15kg of gold and cash prizes totalling $545,000 (2 million Dirham).
Juniors place Mexico among top gold-producers
Relatively high gold prices during 2012 compelled companies to start mining more aggressively in the challenging terrain of the Guerrero Gold Belt (GGB), an emerging gold mining district in Mexico.
Expected heir to $300 million copper fortune found dead
A relative of American heiress Huguette Clark, who could have inherited $19 million of her $300 million fortune, has been found dead in Wyoming.
It’s getting warm in Antarctica, but mining still a pipe dream
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?
