February 27, 2012 Oil sands glass is half full after Keystone XL southern stretch ok’d In a move that should go a long away to relieve the oil glut in the US Midwest – the pricing point for US crude – TransCanada said on Monday…
February 27, 2012 McGuinty dismisses Redford’s call to defend oilsands Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is rejecting calls from his Alberta counterpart to do more to publicly defend the oilsands. Alberta Premier Alison Redford wants the premiers of Ontario and Quebec…
February 27, 2012 Rapidly changing Australian uranium sector in spotlight in Adelaide this week Just how Australia’s uranium exploration and uranium mining sectors are to emerge from the current political, economic, energy feedstock and emissions reduction debate surrounding the domestic use of nuclear energy…
February 26, 2012 Stand-off continues in central Qld coal mines A dispute between unions and one of the world's biggest coal miners has escalated with more industrial action planned in central Queensland this weekend.
February 26, 2012 EU approves aid for closure of 3 coal mines The European Commission has authorised 1169 million Romanian lei (approximately €270 million) of public funding for the closure of three uncompetitive coal mining units owned by National Hard Coal Company…
February 26, 2012 Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL) enters into C$70 million facility agreement Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL.AX - News) (TOR:CPT.TO - News) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement with the Highland Park Group for a C$70 million…
February 26, 2012 Mining causing water crisis in Meghalaya The mineral-rich Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya faces an acute drinking water crisis as major rivers there have been declared “unfit” for human use due to high level of acidity…
February 26, 2012 Former Massey security chief sentenced to 3 yrs in prison Hughie Elbert Stover, the former security chief at the Upper Big Branch mine, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for lying to federal agents and obstructing an…
February 26, 2012 UN watchdog suspects Iran is diverting uranium Iran may be diverting uranium for use in weapons research, according to a report by the UN International Energy Agency (IEA), a nuclear watchdog.
February 25, 2012 Polish Bogdanka Mine sets production world record with Cat® Plow Longwall On February 16, 2012, the Polish coal mining company Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. smashed the world record for daily production from a plow-equipped longwall, with an output of 24,400 tonnes…
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
