This week, Xstrata, another big mining firm, suspended operations at a nickel mine in the Dominican Republic while converting its power supply to run on coal, rather than-more expensive-oil.

本周，另一矿业巨头斯特拉塔公司宣布在多米尼加共和国的镍矿生产由更昂贵的石油动力转变为煤动力期间，暂停生产运营。

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The divestment didn't come as a surprise since Xstrata had until then been focusing on nickel production.

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This week, Xstrata, another big mining firm, suspended operations at a nickel mine in the Dominican Republic while converting its power supply to run on coal, rather than more expensive oil.

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Glencore and Xstrata, the world's biggest exporter of thermal coal which also produces copper, nickel and zinc, agreed last year on a merger that would create an industry giant.

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