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Glencore and Rio in talks on NSW coal

Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata is in talks with Rio Tinto about a joint venture deal to streamline the two company's struggling NSW Hunter Valley coal assets. Glencore Xstrata chief executive ..

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China targets 7.5 per cent growth

China is targeting growth of about 7.5 per cent in 2014, Premier Li Keqiang says, unchanged from last year as the government tempers expectations for an economy transitioning to a more balanced, susta..

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Fossil fuels here to say: BHP

The world will rely on fossil fuels for energy for a long time yet despite their role in causing climate change, says BHP Billiton's chief executive Andrew Mackenzie. The head of the world's larges..

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Downer EDI wins $70m contract

Engineering firm Downer EDI has won a $70 million contract to perform structural, mechanical, piping and electrical work at the Technical Ammonium Nitrate Plant project on the Burrup Peninsula in West..

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