China’s gold output could fall 40 tonnes this year
Gold production in the country – the world's top miner of the metal – appears to be slowing and at the current rate output is set to fall below the 341 tonnes mined in 2010.
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Rinehart sells $50 million worth of shares in Fairfax Media
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