October 20, 2011

Coal of Africa shares jump on Vele licence decision

Shares in Coal of Africa jumped as much as 21 percent on Wednesday after South Africa lifted the suspension of a key licence at its Vele colliery, allowing the miner…

October 19, 2011

House votes to leave coal ash management to states, not EPA

On Friday, following passage of a bill to delay Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)–promulgated Boiler MACT rules, the U.S. House of Representatives also passed the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act…

October 19, 2011

Indian quarry operator selects Atlas Copco for greater productivity

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October 19, 2011

‘Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal must decide whether to take action on their joint bid for Macarthur Coal’

The joint bidders for Macarthur coal must soon make a decision Source: Bloomberg PEABODY Energy and ArcelorMittal must today decide whether or not to take any action to try to…

October 19, 2011

Over one in ten Brits have a gold stash worth more than what they have in the bank

According to a new survey by esure home insurance British distrust of banks and savings accounts has increased to such an extent that more than one in ten in the…

October 19, 2011

Fox talk show host believes Keystone is going to happen

Bill O'Reilly, the talk show host on Fox, believes Keystone is going to be approved, and it will be good the U.S. O'Reilly made the comments during an interview with…

October 19, 2011

Rio outbids Cameco for Hathor Exploration

Rio Tinto (LON:RIO ) is expanding its presence in Canada with an all-cash offer to acquire Hathor Exploration (TSE:HAT), which owns the Roughrider uranium deposit in Saskatchewan. The global mining…

October 19, 2011

China’s economy isn’t landing slowly; it is circling until it runs out of gas

Despite a decline in quarter-on-quarter GDP numbers implying a soft landing for China's red hot economy, Patrick Chovanec says that fixed investment is still running at an unsustainable 23.4%, and…

October 19, 2011

Prophecy Coal to begin trading on TSX Wednesday

Coal miner Prophecy Coal (CVE:PCY) said Tuesday its shares will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange this Wednesday, giving the company greater access to capital markets and broadening its…

October 19, 2011

World’s largest coal-to-biomass power station conversion nears completion

Argus Media reports the biomass conversion of Germany utility RWE's Tilbury, UK, power plant is on schedule to be completed before the end of this year, possibly as soon as…