April 5, 2012 Alpha Natural Resources to permanently close Upper Big Branch Mine Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) announced today that it plans to permanently close the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine near Whitesville, W.Va.
April 5, 2012 BHP’s coal supplies facing delays Even with Central Queensland miners returning to the coalface, BHP cannot promise its international customers their coal will be delivered on time.
April 5, 2012 Why mining geologists deserve to earn $100K on graduating I have not done this before; I have never repeated a comment as a new posting. I do this now, not because I have become lazy and dependent on others…
April 4, 2012 ‘Shocking’ trade numbers have some Australians calling the end of the mining boom The commodity price cycle peaked in the third quarter of last year.
April 4, 2012 Miner union chief: EPA killing us like Navy SEALs kill terrorists Chalk up another fracture in the Big Labor-environmentalist alliance: United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts unloaded on the Environmental Protection Agency in a radio interview Tuesday.
April 4, 2012 Ellis Martin Report with Sprott Money’s CEO Eric Sprott In this exclusive feature, Ellis Martin interviews Sprott Money CEO Eric Sprott for a wide-based discussion of today and tomorrow's commodity market issues.
April 4, 2012 Indonesia’s proposed export tax has Indian power companies scrambling Indonesia's proposed tax on mining exports is having a ripple effect on Indian power companies that buy fuel for coal-fired power plants.
April 4, 2012 U.S. mining regulator tightens coal mines safety rules As families and friends of dead miners mark the second anniversary of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia on April 5, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health…
April 4, 2012 BHP Australia coal mines vote to continue strike Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (TYO:8058) in the Bowen Basin area voted to resume their strike, momentarily stopped this morning, right after…
April 4, 2012 Black lung payouts expanded under little known Obamacare section While speculation about the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the Affordable Care Act has been getting all the attention, there is a little known provision in the law that reinstates…
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