December 29, 2011 Coal opponents ‘out of touch’: miners Those who oppose the reopening of a coal mine west of Brisbane are flying in the face of reality, the peak body for the mining industry says.
December 29, 2011 Russia coal mining ops to restart in key Siberia region Russia's Emergencies Minister has granted permission for coal mining operations in the Kuznetsk Basin to restart after they were halted following a strong earthquake in southeastern Russia, a Ministry spokeswoman…
December 29, 2011 Wyoming take from coal lease sales tops $2 billion Federal coal lease sales in Wyoming have netted the state a landmark total of $2 billion in the past two decades, according to the state's mining association.
December 29, 2011 Coal or koalas? Australia’s new dilemma When Singapore-based OGL Resources Limited (ASX:OGL) announced its plans to reopen the Ebenezer Coal Mine west of Brisbane next year, little did it know that koala lovers would take them…
December 29, 2011 Alberta sees oilsands tours as a way to educate international community The Alberta government offered a record number of oilsands tours to U.S. politicians, foreign diplomats, international reporters and others in 2011 to help curtail growing criticism.
December 29, 2011 Northern Energy and Mining to spend $52.6 million on debt buybacks Canadian NEMI Northern Energy and Mining will spend a total of about $52.6 million to buy back most of its outstanding shares and debt securities from investors.
December 29, 2011 Pan American Silver (PAAS) dropped to a new low for the year (RTTNews) - Pan American Silver (PAAS: News ) gapped open slightly lower Wednesday and declined during the first 2 hours of trade. The stock slipped further late in the afternoon…
December 29, 2011 Westmoreland announces plan to acquire Kemmerer Mine Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM:WLB) announced Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase Chevron Mining Inc.’s Kemmerer mine in the Hams Fork Region of southwestern Wyoming for $179 million plus approximately…
December 28, 2011 Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. announces approval of MacKay River commercial oil sands project CALGARY, Dec. 28, 2011 /CNW/ - Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (TSX: ATH) is pleased to announce that MacKay Operating Corp. (MacKay Opco) has received full regulatory approval from Alberta Energy…
December 28, 2011 U.S. Fifth Fleet says won’t allow disruption in Hormuz The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran […]
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