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Cluff resource update Cluff Gold plc has released an updated, NI 43-101 compliant, reserve and resource statement for its two producing mines	Magazine Article	12 Mar 2010 10:59am
Patriot resumes mining, again Patriot Coal Corp has for the second time this year resumed operations at its Federal No2 underground mine near Fairview in West Virginia after they were suspended due to issues with air quality	Magazine Article	12 Mar 2010 10:59am
Long-only investments In a letter to the Editor, Peter Hollands writes that "Your leading article on February 12, my study (as referenced in the issue of February 5) and Professor Crowson’s letter (March 5) may each have a point. Surely, as Professor Crowson points out, the prices of many commodities have risen since 2004. But that does not mean that they have necessarily all risen for exactly the same mix of reasons."	Letter To The Editor Article	12 Mar 2010 10:59am
Coking coal prices: Structural change Initial coking-coal contract prices have settled at US$200/t, 55% higher than previous benchmark prices, according to reports	Headline Article	12 Mar 2010 10:59am
Phillip Crowson letter Letter from Professor Phillip Crowson on metals price modelling	Letter To The Editor Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Australian tension after retrenchment Ethnic tensions rose in Australia this week after an engineering contractor retrenched 54 local workers while retaining up to 70 similarly-skilled Filipinos at a Chinese-owned iron-ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Orkney Mine fire Aurora Empowerment Systems Ltd evacuated its Orkney mine, in South Africa’s North West province, after a fire broke out underground	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
South African strike update Most of the employees at Platinum Australia Ltd’s Smokey Hills mine in South Africa have been on strike for the past week.	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Sudbury strike avoided Xstrata plc has avoided a strike at its Sudbury nickel operations in Canada after reaching a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers Union Local 2020	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Permit reinstated for First Uranium tailings project First Uranium Corp has received environmental authorisation for tailings storage at its Mine Waste Solutions project	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
KP Monitor visits Zimbabwe South Africa’s Abbey Chikane, a founder chairman of the Kimberley Process, has visited Zimbabwe on a fact-finding mission, and to assess the situation on the Marange diamond fields	Headline Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Chinese miners trapped by flood Flooding at a coal mine in China has left 31 workers trapped since Monday, despite ongoing rescue efforts	Magazine Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Steel giant and iron-ore producer in dispute Arcelor Mittal South Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of the global steel producer, said it remains of “the firm opinion” that its long-term supply agreement with Kumba Iron Ore Ltd, remains valid and binding despite it being declared ‘void’ by the Anglo American plc subsidiary	Headline Article	05 Mar 2010 11:38am
Troy robbed in Brazil, again Troy Resources NL’s Andorinhas mine in Brazil’s Para State was robbed of about 2,000oz of gold this week	Magazine Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
Xstrata investigation clears the air Xstrata plc has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Queensland Government amid claims it had recorded higher than allowed levels of lead under state legislation at its Mount Isa mine	Magazine Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
Cobalt, molybdenum futures trade on LME The world’s first on-exchange cobalt and molybdenum futures started trading on the London Metal Exchange on Monday, with US$5.7 million in value transacted on the first day	Headline Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
Patriot suspends Federal mine on safety concerns Patriot Coal Corp has temporarily suspended operations at its Federal No2 underground mine near Fairview in West Virginia, days after discovering “potentially adverse atmospheric conditions” in an abandoned area of the mine	Headline Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
Turkish mine explosion A roof collapse at a coal mine in northeast Turkey is reported to have killed 13 workers	Magazine Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
Gold Fields forecasts less gold Gold Fields Ltd has announced another 5% cut in its production forecast for the March quarter, having already lowered guidance from the start of the financial year	Magazine Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm
IFM positive on demand International Ferro Metals plc, the South African ferrochrome producer, expects short-term demand for ferrochrome to remain positive because of increased stainless steel utilisation rates in the US, Europe and China over recent months	Magazine Article	25 Feb 2010 1:22pm