November 27, 2011 Diversified no more: internet firm and one-time Warren Buffet darling Level 3 sells coal mine US-based Level 3 Communications, a global optic fibre network operator, this week announced that it has completed the sale of its entire coal mining business for an undisclosed amount to…
November 27, 2011 New study says acid drainage from coal mines ‘devastating’ South Africa’s rivers BusinessLive reports that while acid mine drainage from disused gold mines in the Johannesburg area of South Africa is well documented, according to a new study AMD from nearly 6,000…
November 27, 2011 Rio Tinto, Chinalco finalize exploration joint venture A joint venture between uber-miner Rio Tinto and Chinese partner Chinalco was finalized on Friday. The JV, called CRTX, has been officially registered and cleared to do business in China.…
November 27, 2011 China realizes world’s biggest carbon cut – equal to 630 million tonnes of coal China reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes between 2006 and 2010, the biggest decrease of any country in the period, according to a new report. The country's…
November 26, 2011 Philippines coal plant breaks ground The Alcantara Group’s Sarangani Energy Corp. on Friday broke ground on its 200-megawatt coal-fired plant project, which is estimated to cost $400 million to build and reduce electricity rates by…
November 25, 2011 Public’s support of nuclear power waning; Brits and Americans buck the trend A BBC poll enquiring about the public's appetite for nuclear power has delivered some surprising results. The poll by GlobeScan, commissioned for the BBC, asked 23,231 people in 23 countries…
November 25, 2011 SAIL cuts India’s steel demand outlook by 6 pct India’s steel demand is likely to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal year, nearly half the earlier forecast, as higher interest rates squeeze demand from the automobile…
November 25, 2011 POSCO Power to build 600MW coal-fired power plant in Indonesia POSCO Power revealed on November 23 that it was selected as a preferred bidder for the development of a coal-fired power plant ordered by the Indonesian state-run power company PT.…
November 24, 2011 Google retires initiative to make renewable energy cheaper than coal Energy Efficiency News reports internet giant Google has quietly announced that it is to retire its ‘Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal’ or RE<C initiative, which it launched in 2007 saying…
Roundup Video: Sixty North targets midyear Mon mine restart The company plans to restart the past-producing gold mine in the Northwest Territories by midyear after installing a 100-tonne-per-day mill at the site. February 10, 2026 | 12:29 pm
