March 10, 2012 Crandall Canyon mine operator pleads guilty to misdemeanors over 2007 fatalities Genwal Resources Inc., a Murray Energy Corp. subsidiary, has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors to settle a federal investigation into the August 2007 fatalities at its Crandall Canyon coal mine…
March 10, 2012 India to buy more Mozambique coal In future Indian industrial giant Tata Steel will derive 10% of its coking coal requirements from Australian-based Rio Tinto's Benga coal mine in Mozambique.
March 9, 2012 Euphoria over Molycorp deal may soon turn to despair. China’s grip is as strong as ever and rare earth prices are still dropping Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday and some industry observers say the tie-up creates a vertically integrated company that will…
March 9, 2012 Poland blocks EU efforts on carbon limits Coal-reliant Poland on Friday vetoed European Union efforts to move further towards a low carbon economy, pitting itself against the rest of the 27-member bloc.
March 9, 2012 South Africa’s standalone state mining company a step closer, already hunting for deals South Africa took a step closer on Thursday to create a standalone mining company that will take charge of the government's role in the country's rich resources and with ambitions…
March 9, 2012 Golden opportunities abound way up in North Quebec: Eric Lemieux As a former exploration geologist and now a mining analyst for Laurentian Bank Securities, Eric Lemieux likes to walk the ground and see for himself the companies he researches.
March 9, 2012 Critical raw materials revisited A critical or strategic material is a commodity whose lack of availability during a national emergency would seriously affect the economic, industrial, and defensive capability of a country.
March 9, 2012 Gold stocks: tread carefully Clarity of vision can be lost in the everyday hustle and bustle of market gyrations, news events, political posturing and the whirlwind of activity that is our daily labor.
March 9, 2012 Oil stocks room to run With Iran waxing belligerent again, oil has been making headlines lately.
March 9, 2012 Optimism from industry on Fukushima anniversary Industry leaders remain bullish on nuclear power's prospects in coming decades, in part because of the high priority that has been placed on identifying and addressing potential weaknesses such as…
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm
