November 16, 2011 Alberta to rake in billions from mining, and not just oilsands Alberta is poised to become a major player in Canadian mining, says The Mining Association of Canada. The Edmonton Sun reports that half of the country's $140 billion in mining…
November 16, 2011 Arch Coal to open mine in Perry County It is reported that Arch Coal Inc has been updating the Perry County Board on its progress to open Lost Prairie Mine, which will mine 440 acres of an 848…
November 16, 2011 Former Pike River Coal CEO Mr Whittall faces 12 criminal charges The New Zealand Labor Department confirmed that Pike River Coal's former CEO Mr Peter Whittall faces 12 criminal charges over the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 miners.
November 16, 2011 China slashed ‘inefficient’ coal mining capacity by 231 mil mt in 2010 China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said Tuesday announced that a total of 2,173 "inefficient" coal mines with a combined mining capacity of 230.61 million mt/year were shut down…
November 16, 2011 Murray & Roberts begins work on shafts at Impumelelo coal mine Murray & Roberts Cementation has begun work on a contract awarded by Sasol Mining to provide a men-and-material shaft and a ventilation shaft as well as a decline and coal…
November 15, 2011 Rio Tinto CEO mum on Hathor counteroffer Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese wouldn't say if his company would raise its bid for a Canadian uranium developer after a rival bid Tuesday.
November 15, 2011 Fortescue CEO suggests link between mining tax deal and uranium sales to India Yesterday's announcement by Australian PM Julia Gillard to consider lifting the ban on uranium sales to India is raising eyebrows at one of the country's largest iron ore producers. News.com.au…
November 15, 2011 Looking down on the oilsands and Bakken from 278 km above earth The Alberta oilsands and Bakken oil fields in North Dakota put on a good show 278 km above earth. Ken Paulman, writing for Midwest Energy News, conducted some cartographic detective…
November 15, 2011 Operating expenses rise at Uranium Resources during 3Q Uranium Resources, a Texas-based in-situ uranium miner, says that cost increased in 3Q due to challenging drilling conditions and higher equipment costs. "This resulted in fewer than desired drilled holes…
November 15, 2011 TransCanada, Nebraska agree to reroute pipeline away from sensitive aquifer TransCanada Corp. (TSE:TRP), the company behind the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline project, has reached a deal with the state of Nebraska to reroute the proposed pipeline around an environmentally…
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