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Journalist Vicky Validakis takes a look at news in the Australian mining industry this week.
Making headlines? Iron ore prices continue to sink while Anglo American floats the idea of selling more Australian coal mines. In the lighter side of the news, Vicky discusses a recent ruling in the US that saw a coal miner awarded $150,000 in punitive damages after he successfully claimed that biometric hand scanners were against his religion. For more information on our lead stories check the links below: