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    <title><![CDATA[Glencore to Acquire Troubled Rivals after Xstrata Deal]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Analysts expect Glencore to go for cheap deals in the resources sector.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 03:25:50 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nikon’s Coolpix Cameras Launched in India; Prices Starting from ₹4990]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Nikon launched its new line up of Coolpix Cameras in India as part of company&#039;s Coolpix range in the country.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Glencore-Xstrata Merger Delayed Again on China Approval]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s competition watchdog is reviewing the deal as part of the country&#039;s national industrial policy.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:57:49 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Sees Slack China Demand Putting Pressure on Iron Prices]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto plans to go ahead with expansion plans despite concerns on falling iron ore prices.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:43:36 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Glencore and Xstrata Profits Fall as Merger Completion Delayed Until April]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Glencore announces third extension of $33bn tie-up as both parties await approval from authorities in China.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:40:44 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Eko Atlantic Project Reclaims 5,000,000 Sq m Land From Sea]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Eko Atlantic, a new face in impressive urban construction in Nigeria, set records when it recently, announced the successful reclamation of 5,000,000 square metres of land  from the sea through its project. The interesting Eko Atlantic land reclamation project initiated in February 2008, with a 7-year unearthing operation planning to re-create 8,000 square metres of new land every day.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:27:46 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers Retires as Mining CEO Purge Continues]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Kloppers becomes the fourth major mining executive to leave within the past six months.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:35:09 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Anglo American Full-Year Profits Plunge After Brazil Writedown]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[World&#039;s biggest platinum producer says shareholder loss hit $1.5bn after earlier writedown of Minas Rio project in Brazi.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:37:25 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal Fourth-Quarter Losses Widen to $3.9bn on Weak Steel Demand]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Fourth-quarter loss figures by European debt crisis and slowdown in Chinese growth.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:00:43 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[European Market Briefing: Mixed Earnings Overtake Bullish Tone [VIDEO]]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[IBTimes TV&#039;s daily &#039;Market Briefing&#039; report with European Business Editor Martin Baccardax]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:17:08 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Anglo American Takes $4bn Writedown on Minas Rio Project in Brazil]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[World&#039;s largest platinum producer raises cost base at key Brazil mine for sixth time.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:13:13 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Australia: &#039;Massive&#039; Multibillion Barrel Oilfield Found by Linc Energy]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Arckaringa Basin shale oil might be worth $20tn and turn Australia from energy importer to exporter.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:37:35 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[European Shares Hold Modest Gains On China Economic Rebound]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[China&#039;s fourth-quarter rebound lifted the FTSE close to a five year high but weak retail sales keep investors cautious.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:37:45 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese Sacked After Shock $14bn Writedown]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Chairman says he&#039;s &#039;deeply disappointed&#039; with news of $14bn impairment of two of group&#039;s key mining assets.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:35:26 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Graphene the &#039;Miracle Material&#039;: Drug Traffickers and Terrorists Watch Out]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Scientists at Manchester University say ultra-thin substance could have applications in the medical, security and aviation industries]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:39:21 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[European Shares Snap Losing Steak Amid US Earnings Optimism]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Britain&#039;s FTSE 100 tests four and a half year highs as banks and miners lift benchmark to 6,100 level.]]></description>
    <guid>http://ca.ibtimes.com/articles/422333/20130109/ftse-alcoa-earnings-highs-sainsbury-gilts.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 06:43:27 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Barrick Gold&#039;s African Business Sale to Chinese Firm Collapses]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Barrick Gold and China National Gold failed to agree on the value of a 73.9 percent stake in African Barrick Gold.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:48:51 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[European Shares Retreat Amid Weak Economic Data]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Investors pull back after grim European data points to deeper fourth quarter recession ahead of key US earnings data from Alcoa]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:37:47 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lonmin CEO Ian Farmer Steps Down Following Serious Illness]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Search begins for replacement as acting CEO Simon Scott rules himself out of the running.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:16:59 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal Writes Down European Business by $4.3bn on Weak Demand]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal takes an impairment charge of $4.3bn in the fourth quarter due to weakness in the European markets.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:10:36 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Glencore-Xstrata Merger Clears EU Hurdles, Awaits Nod from China and South Africa]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[EU approved the merger between Glencore and Xstrata but the deal is yet to be okayed by China and South Africa]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:04:58 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Xstrata Shareholders Approve Glencore Merger but Reject &#039;Golden Handcuffs&#039;]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Xstrata receives shareholders&#039; approval to merge with Glencore, paving the way for the formation of a natural resources giant.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:03:42 -0800</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Kazakhmys Shares Fall Following Q3 Production Report]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares in mining company Kazakhmys were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, after issuing a production report for the third quarter ended 30 September 2012.]]></description>
    <guid>http://ca.ibtimes.com/articles/398175/20121025/kazakhmys-shares-fall-following-q3-production-report.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:15:27 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Anglo American Share Price up as Q3 Production Rises]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Shares in Anglo American were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading after the mining group reported significant increases in production during the third quarter ended 30 September.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:56:24 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[NSW Piggery That Converts Methane from Manure First Australian Farm to Earn Carbon Credits]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Droppings from Blantyre Farm&#039;s 22,000 pigs helped the enterprise be on record as Australia&#039;s first farm eligible to earn carbon credits under the Gillard government&#039;s carbon farming initiative. The hog manure is converted to methane through the commercial-scale system built by Quantum Power that the farm operator installed.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:43:45 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Halliburton Oilfield Crew Sparks Alert after Losing Radioactive Rod]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Texan National Guard and police scour desert in hunt for dangerous device that disappeared on truck journey.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:09:22 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Electric Cars Drive Demand For Lithium; FMC, Rio Tinto, Rockwood Stand To Gain]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Growing global demand for electric cars could drive demand for lithium up by as much as 20 percent per year, benefiting chemical and mining companies such as the FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC), Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE: RIO) and Rockwood Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ROC), according to Standard & Poor&#039;s Capital IQ.]]></description>
    <guid>http://ca.ibtimes.com/articles/382021/20120907/lithium-electric-car-rio-tinto-rockwood-roc.htm</guid>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:55:06 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[South African Labor Unrest Threatens Platinum And Gold Production]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[In the wake of a strike that left 34 platinum miners dead after clashes with police, South African unions continued to refuse to work, disrupting production of the metal in the country that accounts for 75 percent of global exports and spilling over to impact gold miners.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:51:53 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Isaac Cuts Petroleum Output, Refineries May Also Close]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Isaac, expected to turn into a hurricane as it churns across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana and Mississippi, has forced scores of offshore rigs to halt operations and may do the same for coastal refineries.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:28:37 -0700</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digging Deep: Lonmin Struggles To Get South African Miners Back To Work]]></title>
    <description><![CDATA[Lonmin PLC, the platinum producer whose Marikana mine in South Africa was the site of deadly protests during the past several weeks, is pushing for a return to business as usual after an operations shutdown caused by a wildcat strike and a period of national mourning.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:28:23 -0700</pubDate>
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