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• Asarco Inc. , *-1 continuing its effort * to refocus its business , ended its involvement in asbestos mining in the third quarter and said 0 [_ARG0 it] would stop *-2 [_rel mining] and selling [_ARG1 coal] by year end .
• The company said that it is discussing a management-employee buy-out of the facility , but that [_ARG0 it] would stop *-1 [_rel mining] and selling [_ARG1 coal] at year end when existing sales contracts expire , regardless of the outcome of those talks .
• Gold-oriented funds , for instance , which *T*-1 invest in [_ARG0 companies] that *T*-2 [_rel mine] and process [_ARG1 the precious metal] , posted an average decline of 1.15 % .
• [_ARG0 CalMat] said 0 the sale is part of its previously announced plan * to sell much of its real estate holdings *-1 to focus on its core business of * [_rel mining] and producing [_ARG1 asphalt , concrete , rock and sand] .
• [_ARG0 Westmoreland 's] strategy is * to retain and expand its core business of * [_rel mining] and selling [_ARG1 low-sulphur coal] [_ARGM-LOC in the Appalachia region] .