News from unnamed sources that quoted unnamed analysts that China has started stockpiling rare earths had the industry buzzing this week. But unfortunately none of it had the desired effect and the stocks of REE miners and explorers ...
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Cape Lambert Resources has released a statement about federal police raids on its chairman Tony Sage's offices. The Australian Federal Police raided the offices of several companies associated with the businessman and Perth Glory owner. ...
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Oil prices in the global markets have risen amid news of a decline in US petroleum inventories, with Brent North Sea crude for February climbing USD 1.52 to end at USD 110.36 per barrel in London trade. AFP reported said that oil prices ...
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AFP reported that oil was up in Asia on trader expectations of a hike in Chinese crude demand after a key survey showed its manufacturing activity hitting a 14 month high in December. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for ...
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AFP & AP reported that an Italian engineer has been kidnapped in Syria along with two other workers from at the Hmisho steel plant in the port city of Latakia. Italian media named the engineer as Mr Mario Belluomo from Catania in Sicily, ...
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AFP reported that perched on a hill by the iron ore mine it was once built around, the sleepy northerly Swedish town of Kiruna is in the process of reinventing itself. It has to: in 4 years, it will have moved somewhere else. At the turn ...
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AFP reported that OPEC will likely cut its oil production next year as prices risk falling in reaction to higher output from top crude consumer the United States and amid a slowing of energy demand growth. The Organization of Petroleum ...
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The French parliament has voted to ban the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby food packaging, a chemical which is suspected to have a toxic effect on the brain and nervous system. The ban is set to take effect in 2013 for use in packaging ...
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AFP reported that OPEC will likely cut its oil production next year as prices risk falling in reaction to higher output from top crude consumer the United States and amid a slowing of energy demand growth. The Organization of Petroleum ...
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Chinese buying more luxury goods at home: survey Chinese shoppers are increasingly buying luxury goods in mainland China, turning away from high-end stores abroad and in Hong Kong, according to a poll by market research firm Ipsos, ...
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AFP reported that Mr Imed bin Kura former Libyan rebels have lifted their blockade of the country's biggest oil refinery after closing it off to demand medical treatment for injuries from last year's war. Mr Imed bin Kura said that "The ...
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GOOGLE has fine-tuned its search engine to to avoid delivering porn in results for "ambiguous" queries. An adjustment to Google search rolled out in the country over several days simplified image search settings from three modes to two, ...
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AFP reported that Mr Ahmad Obeidat former premier and intelligence chief joined thousands of Jordanians to protest fuel price hikes, demanding regime reform and the resignation of Prime Minister Mr Abdullah Nsur. Chanted the protesters ...
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AFP reported that Sudan and Saudi Arabia are targeting 2014 start for deep water mining of a Red Sea basin believed rich in gold and copper. Mr Ali al Naimi Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that Manafa ...
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AFP reported that Sri Lanka will purchase oil from Iraq after the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran, the island's main supplier of crude oil. The US Senate unanimously approved new economic sanctions Friday aimed at further ...
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