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3 hrs ago | www.b92.net | Posted by Sleibhin

Smelter on Again?

An Austrian businessmen who had to pull out of a deal to buy RTB Bor, now says he is "still interested" in the acquisition.

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5 hrs ago | business.smh.com.au | Posted by Sleibhin

Chinese use TV station to attack Australian firm

An Australian mining company has been attacked on official Chinese television for the type of environmental, community and financial abuses sometimes associated with Chinese-owned mines in Africa, Papua New ...

Sino Gold's chief executive, Jake Klein, said it was difficult to take the program seriously because it was riddled with so many "gross inaccuracies".

Other foreign mining companies said the program was "so biased" that it could reflect a broader campaign by powerful officials or Chinese mining interests to keep foreign mining companies out of China.

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5 hrs ago | business.smh.com.au | Posted by Sleibhin

Digging deep for gold's rich rewards

Compared with the relative ease of mining bulk commodities such as iron ore and manganese, goldmining is an extremely unforgiving business.

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10 hrs ago | www.pionline.com | Posted by Sleibhin

Hawaii union fund sues Alcoa over bribery claim

Hawaii Structural Ironworkers Pension Trust Fund, Waipahu, sued Alcoa Inc. for "breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, unjust enrichment and gross mismanagement," according to a complaint ...

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10 hrs ago | www.pr-inside.com | Posted by Sleibhin

Coeur Alaska Announces U.S. Forest Service Decision to Complete...

Based on the responses and agency input, the Forest Service has announced that an Environmental Assessment is the preferred level of review, which could allow for a conclusion of permitting for an alternative ...

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10 hrs ago | www.azstarnet.com | Posted by Sleibhin

Asarco trial starts Monday

Southern Copper Corp.'s massive Toquepala open-pit mine, in southern Peru, produced 187,579 tons of copper in 2006.

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11 hrs ago | PhillyBurbs.com

Kleinfield named new Alcoa CEO; Belda to stay board chairman

“Klaus has extraordinary energy, a keen understanding of global issues, is committed to continuing the strong operating performance of Alcoa, and embraces our values.”

Alcoa Inc., the world's third-largest aluminum producer, has named Klaus Kleinfeld as its new chief executive, the company said Thursday. via PhillyBurbs.com

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Related Topix: Alcoa, TN, Alcoa, World News, Germany

Yesterday | www.baltimoresun.com | Posted by Sleibhin

Esmark calls Sparrows Point suit 'frivolous'

Esmark Inc. said yesterday that it will "vigorously defend" against what it calls a "frivolous" lawsuit filed against the steel company by ArcelorMittal for failing to complete a $1.35 billion purchase of the ...

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Yesterday | www.kentucky.com | Posted by Sleibhin

Union says coal company acted illegally

Without court intervention, coal operator Massey Energy Co. will get what it wanted by illegally refusing to rehire union workers at a West Virginia coal mine, a National Labor Relations Board lawyer argued ...

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Yesterday | www.earthtimes.org | Posted by Sleibhin

Westmoreland Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

Westmoreland Coal Company : -- Operating income for first quarter 2008 of $2.3 million , compared to operating income for first quarter 2007 of $12.1 million.

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