Jan 5 (Reuters) - Geovic Mining Corp:

White Energy Coal North America, Inc. , a subsidiary of White Energy Company Limited , today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Buckskin Mining Company relating to WECNA's development of a coal upgrading facility in the Powder River Basin near Gillette, Wyoming.

Mining company Xstrata and the mining union are back in the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) in Brisbane over the axing of jobs at a central Queensland mine.

TOKYO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd , Japan's second-largest copper smelter, said it has cut its copper production plan by 7 percent for the six months to March as the economic slump eats into demand for the metal.

The Superior Court has affirmed the decision of the Department of Public Lands to revoke the mining permit issued to JG Sablan Rock Quarry Inc. which permitted the company to mine pozzolan and basalt on the island of Pagan for 20 years.

Perhaps nothing tells the story of Twin City Welding as well as two telephones in the owner

Western Canadian Coal Corp announces that it has entered into an agreement dated December 31, 2008, pursuant to which Western will make available a loan facility on a secured basis of up to US$36 million to Cambrian Investment Holdings Limited , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cambrian Mining Plc , the Company's major shareholder.

REGIONS face a daunting 2009 if the mining industry fails to recover quickly from the downturn in demand for commodities.

REGIONAL Queensland is facing a daunting 2009 if the mining industry fails to recover quickly from the downturn in demand for commodities.

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