January 28, 2012 West Cliff coal miners continue strike threats Miningaustralia.com.au reported that close to 300 miners at the West Cliff coal mine are likely to strike next week over ongoing pay disputes.
January 28, 2012 Race for resources – TATA Power in talks to buy stake in MEC Coal TATA Power is in talks to pick about 15% stake in MEC Coal, the Dubai registered company that owns more than two billion tonnes of coal reserves in Indonesia.
January 27, 2012 Peabody has best year ever; revenues rise 18% to $8 billion US coal giant Peabody Energy posted its best-ever performance in 2011, with revenues increasing 18% to $7.97 billion and operating profit rising by the same percentage to $1.59 billion.
January 27, 2012 Cliffs Natural Resources: 2011 iron ore prices and volumes come in under expectations Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a US iron ore and coal producer, is anticipating lower prices and volumes of iron ore shipped in the fourth quarter.
January 27, 2012 Japan steel output set to fall Bad news from nation's steel makers translates into more bad news for already weakened dry bulk sector.
January 27, 2012 BHP buys Atlas iron exploration rights BHP Billiton has bought up several exploration tenements near its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
January 27, 2012 Hundreds turn out to launch Bellingham anti-coal train initiative With a musical kickoff from bandZandt singing "No Coal Trains," local activists launched their "Coal-Free Bellingham" campaign for a citizen initiative to outlaw coal trains through a city ordinance.
January 27, 2012 Ivanhoe Mine shares surge on Rio Tinto takeover Shares of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. gained more than 5 percent in aftermarket trading on Thursday after majority shareholder Rio Tinto PLC disclosed that it is reviewing the company's board…
January 26, 2012 Government plays down oil sands document The federal government disassociated itself on Thursday from an embarrassing official policy paper that said the country’s independent energy regulator, now studying a controversial oil pipeline, is in fact a…
January 26, 2012 Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy…
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