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  <title><![CDATA[ Zimbabwe puts squeeze on Zimplats’ banking ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/zimbabwe-puts-squeeze-on-zimplats-banking</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats), a local subsidiary of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd, said the government of Zimbabwe had directed the company to “immediately localise its off-shore bank accounts”, and had prevented banks from handling its international transactions. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 14:08:34 +0100</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Codelco chief resigns as Anglo talks resume  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/codelco-chief-resigns-as-anglo-talks-resume</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Codelco, engaged in a dispute with Anglo American plc over the world’s fifth-largest copper mine, said its chief executive resigned in the same week as the companies resumed talks to seek an out-of-court settlement ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 08:50:09 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/codelco-chief-resigns-as-anglo-talks-resume</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Churchill files for arbitration ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/churchill-files-for-arbitration</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Churchill Mining plc has filed for international arbitration against Indonesia, as part of a long-running dispute over the company’s 75%-owned East Kutai coal project in the south-east Asian state. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:30 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/churchill-files-for-arbitration</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Glencore raises Mutanda stake ahead of DRC ops merger ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/glencore-raises-mutanda-stake-ahead-of-drc-ops-merger</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Glencore International plc said it would pay US$340 million to expand its stake in the Mutanda copper mine, located in Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, to a controlling 60%, ahead of a merger with its part-owned Kansuki copper operations. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:18:42 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/glencore-raises-mutanda-stake-ahead-of-drc-ops-merger</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ African Copper says mill failure halts output at Mowana mine ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/african-copper-says-mill-failure-halts-output-at-mowana-mine</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ African Copper plc said the production of copper concentrates from its flagship Mowana mine facility in Botswana has been halted since Sunday after the failure of the ball-mill pinion shaft ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:57:45 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/african-copper-says-mill-failure-halts-output-at-mowana-mine</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Polyus Gold completes expansion project at Titimukhta mine ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/polyus-gold-completes-expansion-project-at-titimukhta-mine</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Polyus Gold International Ltd, Russia's largest gold producer, said it completed an expansion project at its Titimukhta mine in the Krasnoyarsk region, Eastern Siberia aimed at increasing the mine throughput from 2.2 to 2.4Mt/y of ore. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 09:57:02 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/polyus-gold-completes-expansion-project-at-titimukhta-mine</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Vale joins QR in Galilee rail competition ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/vale-joins-qr-in-galilee-rail-competition</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Vale SA has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australian rail operator QR National, with a view to cooperating in the development of a contested rail link in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:57:06 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/vale-joins-qr-in-galilee-rail-competition</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ BHP chair weighs in on Australia taxes, labour and commodity boom ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/bhp-chair-weighs-in-on-australia-taxes,-labour-and-commodity-boom</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ BHP Billiton's chairman Jac Nasser said that debate around Australia’s mineral taxation regime was damaging the country’s prosperity, while labour unrest and union activity meant the world's largest miner had been “unable to operate its business in a fair and consistent way.” ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:34:49 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/bhp-chair-weighs-in-on-australia-taxes,-labour-and-commodity-boom</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Northern Iron rejects A$477m offer  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/northern-iron-rejects-a$477m-offer</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ The board of Northern Iron Ltd has rejected an offer to buy the company from India’s diversified Aditya Birla Group (ABG), which would have paid around A$477 million (US$477 million) for the Norway-focused iron-ore producer. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:42 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/northern-iron-rejects-a$477m-offer</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Anglo Platinum launches platinum-based fuel cell locomotive ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mpe-magazine.com/enviromine/anglo-platinum-launches-platinum-based-fuel-cell-locomotive</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Anglo Platinum Ltd has launched a platinum-based fuel cell powered mine locomotive prototype. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:07:27 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mpe-magazine.com/enviromine/anglo-platinum-launches-platinum-based-fuel-cell-locomotive</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Lonmin profits and production fall ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/lonmin-profits-and-production-fall</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Platinum group metals (PGM) producer Lonmin plc said its earnings and production fell over the half year to March 2012, owing to weaker PGM prices and closures at its mines in South Africa. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:35:07 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/lonmin-profits-and-production-fall</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ BHP appoints energy coal head ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/people-and-appointments/bhp-appoints-energy-coal-head</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ BHP Billiton has appointed Ian Maxwell to head up the company’s thermal-coal division, after former head Jimmy Wilson transferred to lead BHP’s iron-ore division in March. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:57:45 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/people-and-appointments/bhp-appoints-energy-coal-head</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Brazil court cancels Vale bond relief ruling ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/brazil-court-cancels-vale-bond-relief-ruling</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) has overturned a ruling which relieved Vale SA of the requirement to post bonds in an ongoing tax dispute. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:42:42 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/brazil-court-cancels-vale-bond-relief-ruling</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Glencore foresees US$500 million in Xstrata synergies ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/glencore-foresees-us$500-million-in-xstrata-synergies</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Glencore International plc said it expected a proposed US$90 billion merger with Xstrata plc would be finalised by the September quarter this year, and would generate pre-tax synergies of ‘at least’ US$500 million next year. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:22:32 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/glencore-foresees-us$500-million-in-xstrata-synergies</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Aspermont and Beacon Events expand their global events partnership ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/aspermont-and-beacon-events-expand-their-global-events-partnership</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Aspermont today announced it intends to further expand its global events offering with its partner of five years, Beacon Events. The objectives will be to extend the successful current range of brands. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:56:14 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/reports/aspermont-and-beacon-events-expand-their-global-events-partnership</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Rio Tinto appoints Ivanhoe management ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/people-and-appointments/rio-tinto-appoints-ivanhoe-management</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Kay Priestly, former chief financial officer of Rio Tinto’s copper division, has been appointed as chief executive of the company’s majority-owned Ivanhoe Mines, after the two companies agreed a funding deal worth US$3.3 billion for Ivanhoe’s Oyu Tolgoi copper project in Mongolia. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:46:56 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/people-and-appointments/rio-tinto-appoints-ivanhoe-management</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Copper falls, coal rises in Xstrata quarterly production ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/copper-falls,-coal-rises-in-xstrata-quarterly-production</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Xstrata plc said its copper production fell around 18% year-on-year over the January-April quarter, while coal production rose 9% and zinc output remained roughly constant. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:31:49 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/copper-falls,-coal-rises-in-xstrata-quarterly-production</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Polyus announces US$636m share sale and premium listing application ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/polyus-announces-us$636m-share-sale-and-premium-listing-application</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Russia’s largest gold producer Polyus Gold International Ltd said it would sell 7.5% of the company’s shares and would apply for a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, bringing some clarity to recent speculation about the company’s plans for its stock. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:23:49 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/polyus-announces-us$636m-share-sale-and-premium-listing-application</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Metalloinvest sells rail operator for US$540m   ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/metalloinvest-sells-rail-operator-for-us$540m</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Iron-ore producer Metalloinvest has agreed to sell its freight-rail arm, LLC Metalloinvesttrans (MIT), to Russian freight operator Globaltrans Investment plc for US$540 million. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:02:42 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/metalloinvest-sells-rail-operator-for-us$540m</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Huaibei plans US$960m IPO ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/huaibei-plans-us$960m-ipo</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Eastern China coal producer Huaibei Mining Co has filed a preliminary prospectus with China’s Security Regulatory Commission, for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise Yu6.05 billion (US$960.5 million) in advance of a listing on the Shanghai stock exchange. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/huaibei-plans-us$960m-ipo</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ CST sells Mina Justa for US$505m ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/cst-sells-mina-justa-for-us$505m</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Hong Kong-based copper producer CST Mining Group Ltd said it would sell a 70% stake in the Mina Justa copper project to Peru-based base-metals firm Minsur SA, for a total US$505 million. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:17:31 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/finance/cst-sells-mina-justa-for-us$505m</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Anglo sells Scaw South Africa for US$440m, completes Scaw Metals disposal ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/anglo-sells-scaw-south-africa-for-us$440m,-completes-scaw-metals-disposal</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Anglo American plc said it sold Scaw South Africa (Pty) Ltd, an integrated steelmaker, for R3.4 billion (US$440 million), completing its US$1.4 billion divestment of Scaw Metals Group. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:09:17 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/anglo-sells-scaw-south-africa-for-us$440m,-completes-scaw-metals-disposal</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Tantalus and Rhodia sign off-take letter  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/tantalus-and-rhodia-sign-off-take-letter</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Rare-earth elements (REE) product manufacturer Rhodia said it had signed a letter of intent with Madagascar-focused developer Tantalus Rare Earths AG, aimed at providing processing expertise and an exclusive off-take facility for up to 15,000t/y. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:15:26 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/tantalus-and-rhodia-sign-off-take-letter</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[ Anglo American to review platinum operations  ]]></title>
  <link>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/anglo-american-to-review-platinum-operations</link>
 <description><![CDATA[ Anglo American plc's chairman Sir John Parker said the company plans to carry out a “top-to-bottom review” of its platinum operations to ensure they will deliver value in the long term. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:07:07 +0100</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.mining-journal.com/production-and-markets/anglo-american-to-review-platinum-operations</guid>
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