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Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss commodity trader and the coal giant down the slope Thursday in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2012 | 1:01 pm

China colliery blast leaves 19 dead, 28 trapped underground

A colliery explosion in China's vast southwestern province of Sichuan has left 19 miners dead and 28 still trapped underground.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 5:32 am

Is US energy independence just a pipe dream?

Energy security experts Kevin Massy and Govinda Avasarala write that the Republican Party's long-vaunted goal of domestic energy independence may be little more than a pipe dream in economic terms.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 4:08 am

World’s richest woman proposes minimum wage reduction for envious and lazy

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has triggered a squall of controversy in Australia by issuing a call for the minimum wage to be reduced and accusing those jealous of her immense wealth of being lazy.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 3:27 am

Barrick Gold caught up in Canadian political controversy

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) has found itself at the centre of a Canadian political controversy following its failure to properly report three separate lobbying discussions with Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 1:58 am

Australia pushes for expansion into African mining

Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 1:21 am

Veteran miner slashes wrists to keep Italy’s last coal pit open

49-year old Sardinian miner Stefano Meletti slashed his wrists in front of television cameras on Wednesday to protest the planned closure of Italy's last coal pit.

Marc Howe | August 29, 2012 | 11:59 pm

I hope the Republicans do take us back to the gold standard

Gold enthusiasts and flat earthers are not the same.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | August 29, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Mexican army and police break protest at Excellon’s la Platosa mine

Close to 100 soldiers and officers of the Mexican Army and Federal and state police agencies broke through a peaceful protest taking place in front of the La Platosa mine, owned by a subsidiary of Canadian Excellon Resources, Inc. (TSX:EXN), according to a news flash by Mining Watch.

MINING.com Editor | August 29, 2012 | 7:26 pm

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