April 1, 2012 Coal blockade stops Newcastle harbour Hundreds of people took to Australia's Port of Newcastle in kayaks and canoes on Sunday when protest group Rising Tide held its seventh annual blockade of the harbour.
April 1, 2012 Once-idled Japanese coal mines back in business Japan has found a silver lining in the cloud of nuclear plant shutdowns following last year's Fukushima disaster.
April 1, 2012 Mountaintop mining project moving forward after judge reinstates mine permit West Virginia's largest-ever mountaintop mining project is moving forward again, after a federal judge ruled the EPA overstepped its authority in rejecting a critical permit.
April 1, 2012 Gold and Silver Mining Stocks Approaching Most Oversold Level Since Start of Bull Market The following chart shows the performance of mining stocks (XAU) versus the broader stock market (S&P 500). This comparison is useful in identifying periods when mining stocks are oversold or…
April 1, 2012 European bailout plan funding could support gold A boost in the eurozone bailout funds to EUR700 billion from EUR500 billion could support gold.
April 1, 2012 Gold looks vulnerable as demand falters The big debate in circles last week was not whether there was a case for additional quantitative easing but whether there will be further quantitative easing by the US Federal…
April 1, 2012 In about turn Mississippi allows building of $2.8 billion coal plant Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 billion coal-gasification power plant in the state despite a court ruling that…
April 1, 2012 Miner in a hole as project binned A small-time Queensland resources company whose plans to mine the fertile farming soils of the state's Darling Downs region were rejected by the incoming state government is at risk of…
April 1, 2012 High costs plague Zimbabwe coal miners Zimbabwe is estimated to hold between 10 billion and 20 billion tonnes of coal resources.
April 1, 2012 Prophecy Coal to raise USD 800 million for Mongolia power plant Reuters reported that Canadian energy firm Prophecy Coal Corporation expects to raise USD 800 million in debt and equity financing by September 2012 to build a coal fired 600 MW…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
