Mining companies, meanwhile, are writing off some big profits against investing to dig for even more: mining investment in 2011-12 is expected to reach a record A$76 billion ($81 billion).

同时，采矿公司正在损失掉巨大的利润，这些利润由用以采掘更多煤矿的投资额带来：2011-2012年的采矿投资额预计将达到760亿澳元（810亿美元）的历史新高。

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The Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne has said the mission to rescue 33 miners trapped underground for 70 days at the San Jose mine is going faster than expected.

智利矿业部长戈尔沃内(Laurence Golborne)表示，拯救圣何塞被困长达70天的33名矿工的任务比预期进展更快。

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The result indicates that instant expected profits of increasing production are doubled only with the raising probability of the separated mining in stope, so economic benefit is very remarkable.

结果表明，在采场中随着分采概率的增加，期望增产利润成倍增长，经济效益十分显著。

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Severe disruption to platinum group metal mining is expected to reduce supplies from South Africa by over 600, 000 oz.

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Mining firms are expected to produce almost 2, 900 tonnes of gold this year, up from 2, 400 tonnes in 2008.

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Mining is not expected on any scale until 2016.

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