Even though prices cooled in the second half of the year amid a range of global economic uncertainties, mining titans pressed on with their expansion plans, believing the commodities boom will transcend short-term crises.
But the mining companies' rapidly expanding global footprints also created social tensions and triggered concerns about the cost their operations will have on the environment.
http://www.fin24.com/Companies/Mining/Global-mining-splurge-in-2011-20111208
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