Xstrata to Proceed With Ravensworth North Coal Mine in Hunter Valley, New South Wales

BANGALORE, INDIA--December 13, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The diversified mining company Xstrata plc (LSE:XTA) (Zug, Switzerland) has decided to proceed with the development of the 8 million-ton-per-year, open-cut coal mine at Ravensworth North, in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia.