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Taipei Times: Vale opens new coal mine in Mozambique

Andrew Topf | May 09, 2011 | 6:56 pm Energy Africa Coal 

Taipei Times reports: Brazilian mining giant Vale opened a new US$1.7 billion coal mine in Mozambique yesterday, tapping the southern African country’s thermal and coking coal reserves of about 23 billion tonnes. Vale plans to start production in July and...

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