Street brawls break out in Guinean alumina town
The Guinean town of Fria has seen street brawls break out during the weekend over the alleged theft of diesel from an alumina refinery by black market fuel merchants.
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Good news for Cardero’s Peace River coal project
The resource of the Peace River coal project in BC jumped 180% while the percentage of met coal was upped to 60% from 35% before.
Gold in for ‘feverish’ week as option stars align
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Tire supply still a problem for big mining trucks
Demand is slowing, supply is increasing and the market is moving towards equilibrium.
Australia trade minister: No mining bust, but cutbacks and even new taxes needed
Both Australian trade minister Craig Emerson and treasurer Wayne Swan over the weekend entered the debate over whether the country is facing a period of decline as the country's resource-led economy loses steam.
GOOD READ: The copper king who caused the 1907 Wall Street panic
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Uralkali settles US antitrust suit with pocket money, passes buck to Potash Corp et al
The class-action dates back to 2008 and accuses seven companies of engaging in a global conspiracy to raise the price of potash.
Eastern US coal will need a year before signs of recovery
It will be 12 to 18 months before there will even be any signs of a recovery in the eastern US coal sector says Monty Boyd, a major Caterpillar supplier for the region.
Peru villagers march against Barrick after police killing
1,000 residents of Jangas, a district located in Huaraz in the Ancash region of Peru, are demanding that Barrick leave the region after police killed a resident who held demonstrations against the company.