January 29, 2012

Heavy rains threaten Qld coal supplies

Analysts have warned that coal prices could spike as Queensland producers batten down the hatches for a fresh spate of heavy rains.

January 29, 2012

BHP fulfilling its $1.2 billion spending pledge

BHP Billiton is “rapidly spending” the $1.2 billion it promised the South Australian government it would invest in the leadup to the mining giant's decision on whether to proceed with…

January 29, 2012

Bangladesh signs deal for Indian-run company to build $1.5 billion coal-fired power plant

Bangladesh has signed a deal with an Indian state-run company to build a $1.5-billion coal-fired power plant to help ease a severe shortage.

January 29, 2012

GOP wants Sen. Baucus to go rogue on Keystone XL oil sands pipeline

Republicans are pressing Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to buck his leadership and use his authority in the payroll tax conference to green-light the Keystone oil sands pipeline.

January 29, 2012

Limpopo coal deal under scrutiny

The board of Indian state-owned company Coal India will decide in Kolkata tomorrow whether to go ahead with a controversial possible joint venture with the Limpopo provincial government.

January 29, 2012

Daiichi Chuo targets boom in coal export from US

Bloomberg reported that Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, a Tokyo-based shipping line, is targeting a boom in coal exports from the US as the development of shale gas reserves in the…

January 29, 2012

Fanny Bay coal mine proposal draws hundreds to protest

The Victoria Times Colonist reported that Compliance Energy Corp of Vancouver is hoping to build the Raven Underground Coal Project, a 3,100 hectare mine near Fanny Bay.

January 29, 2012

Fukushima was a blip; uranium fundamentals stronger than ever

The meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last March had uranium investors fleeing for the exits. While the nuclear fuel used to make yellowcake had enjoyed something of a…

January 28, 2012

When things go wrong with mining trucks

Photographer Martin Foskett spliced together a video of mining equipment accidents. Apart from the maudlin and rather depressing soundtrack, the video makes for an interesting diversion and a reminder that…

January 28, 2012

Nuclear power, it’s no contest

The electricity needed for any country to successfully replace fossil fuels, both for transportation and everyday use, will have to come from nuclear generation.