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JAKARTA, May 18- Freeport McMoRan Copper& Gold Inc said on Saturday that rockfalls were hampering rescue efforts after a tunnel collapse four days ago at its giant Indonesian copper mine, with hopes fading of finding alive any of the 23 still missing.
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Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 68 or 3.5 percent, to $18.58. Gold Fields Ltd ADS fell$. 32 or 5.2 percent, to $5.81. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 80 or 2.5 percent, to $30.63.
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Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 05 or 1.6 percent, to $3.17. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 34 or 2.8 percent, to $11.74. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 22 or 3.4 percent, to $6.30.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 72 or 2.1 percent, to $35.82. DuPont Co. rose$. 40 or. 7 percent, to $55.89.
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Arch Coal rose$. 05 or 1.0 percent, to $5.01. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 33 or 1.0 percent, to $33.97. Peabody Energy rose$. 07 or. 3 percent, to $20.21.
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Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 02 or. 6 percent, to $3.20. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 20 or 1.6 percent, to $11.89. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 19 or 2.9 percent, to $6.33.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 42 or 2.2 percent, to $18.84. Newmont Mining Corp. fell $1.04 or 3.3 percent, to $30.39.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 41 or 1.2 percent, to $35.51. DuPont Co. rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $55.53.
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Arch Coal rose$. 02 or. 4 percent, to $4.98. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 05 or. 1 percent, to $33.69. Peabody Energy fell$. 05 or. 2 percent, to $20.09.
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LONDON, May 17- South Africa's mining industry can ill afford to offer wage rises during talks that are about to start with a new and unpredictable union, so it may well face fresh strikes, Impala Platinum said on Friday.
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Arch Coal rose$. 10 or 2.0 percent, to $5.06. Consol Energy Inc. rose$. 36 or 1.1 percent, to $34.00. Peabody Energy rose$. 09 or. 4 percent, to $20.23.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 28 or. 8 percent, to $35.38. DuPont Co. fell$. 06 or. 1 percent, to $55.43.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top gold companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Barrick Gold Corp. fell$. 27 or 1.4 percent, to $18.99. Newmont Mining Corp. fell$. 74 or 2.4 percent, to $30.69.
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Hecla Mining Co. fell$. 01 or. 3 percent, to $3.21. Pan American Silver Corp. fell$. 13 or 1.0 percent, to $11.96. Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell$. 14 or 2.1 percent, to $6.38.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-- CONSOL Energy Inc. says it's got federal approval to restart its sprawling Blacksville No. 2 coal mine with the morning shift on Monday. The operation straddling the West Virginia- Pennsylvania border was evacuated March 12 after smoke began pouring from a shaft in Wayne Township, Pa.
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LONDON, May 17- Budgets are made to be broken- especially when they are written by politicians. The shares of petroleum and mining companies listed on New York, London and other stock exchanges value them as if all these resources will be extracted and burned.
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JOHANNESBURG, May 17- The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the rhetoric in an 18- month labour crisis.
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*Tension between union, Freeport could spook investors. JAKARTA, May 17- Freeport McMoRan Copper& Gold Inc's Indonesian copper mine should remain closed for an investigation into a tunnel collapse that has left five dead and 23 missing, a trade union leader said on Friday.
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*China shuns stimulus despite softer growth track-sources. SINGAPORE, May 17- London copper reversed early losses to trade firmer on Friday, tracking gains in Shanghai equities, but is still on course to end a three-week upward streak amid signs Chinese demand is unlikely to pick up strongly as Beijing shuns stimulus measures.
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*Japan stocks remain firmly footed in structural bull market- JPMorgan. *Hitachi up on higher operating margin forecast. TOKYO, May 17- The Nikkei share average rose on Friday with investors snapping up reflationary plays such as real estate stocks on the dips- posting a second week of gains supported by the benign effects of a weak yen.