The capital of Western Australia (WA) is suffering a labour shortage, as young people head north to make real money from a mining boom.

正当很多的年青人到北方的矿业经济中赚点货真价实的钱时，西澳首府正在经历着劳动力短缺的问题。

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One of Russia’s richest men, Mr Prokhorov ran and part-owned Norilsk Nickel, an immensely complex mining firm operating north of the Arctic circle, and is nobody’s fool.

作为俄罗斯最富有的人之一，普罗科洛夫先生经营着诺里尔斯克镍公司(Norilsk Nickel)，他拥有该公司的一部分，这家公司是一个庞大的综合性矿业公司，位于北极圈北部，不受任何人控制。

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The dusty streets of Goma, North Kivu’s capital and a mining hub, illustrate Congo’s ills.

基伏省首府及矿产中心戈马市那积满灰尘的街道，展现了刚果的顽疾。

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Also, several news sources have recently noted that the PRC has purchased controlling stakes in much of the North's mining industry, which is crucial to the North's access to foreign exchange.

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Besides the Grasberg mines in Indonesia, FCX has significant and diversified mining operations in North and South Americas, and Africa.

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Inner city areas of the Midlands and north of England, former mining areas and declining coastal resorts were also pinpointed as blackspots by the report.

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