February 19, 2012 104-car coal train derails in western Colorado Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis tells the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel the train was headed from the West Elk Mine in Arco to Kentucky when one of its cars went…
February 19, 2012 Ex Equinox Minerals CEO back on African mining trail WSJ reported that Mr Craig Williams is back in Africa with a new mining venture 7 months after steering Zambia-focused copper producer Equinox Minerals to USD 7.3 billion Canadian dollar…
February 18, 2012 Record high gold prices fail to curb global demand Despite a volatile year for gold prices in 2011, demand for the precious metal still remained strong.
February 17, 2012 Anglo American reports solid 2011 profits thanks to coal and diamonds London-based giant miner Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) announced today record $13.3-billion 2011 earnings, a 23% increase in underlying earnings a share and a 14% increase in annual operating profits to…
February 16, 2012 Russia Cuts 2011 Coking Coal Exports 21 pct as China Demand Drops Russian exports of steelmaking coal declined 21 percent last year to 14.2 million metric tons because of lower demand from China and periodic halts at some Siberian mines.
February 16, 2012 Xstrata sells two African coal assets Xstrata, one of the world's largest thermal coal exporters, announced today that it has completed the sale of two Mpumalanga collieries to black economic-empowered (BEE) group Imbawula, for an unrevealed…
February 16, 2012 Coal mines could surface again on Cape Breton Surface coal mining on Cape Breton Island, on the East Coast of Canada, has been under a moratorium for the last six years, but a report due out next month…
February 16, 2012 China coal mine tramcar accident kills 15, injures 3 Fifteen miners died and another three were injured after a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, authorities said on Thursday, in the latest accident to hit the…
February 16, 2012 Cliffs Q4 profit down but annual profit up 59% Despite a drop in net income in the fourth quarter, Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF) is reporting a record profit of $1.6 billion, or $11.48 a share - a 59% increase…
February 16, 2012 Vale profits fall 21% after bending to Chinese steelmakers Vale is the world's largest producer of iron ore and a top nickel miner, reported a quarterly net profit of $4.67 billion, compared to $5.9 billion in the same quarter…
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
