October 12, 2011

Company announcement: Xstrata Coal South Africa latest to join Weather Intelligence Systems (WIS)

Xstrata Coal South Africa, is one of the latest companies to adopt WIS as its strategic weather intelligence partner. Staying true to its people-centric ethos, XCSA, have invested in theWIS…

October 12, 2011

Jacobs receives contracts for Alberta oil sands projects: Combined construction value of more than $1.4 billion

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JEC +3.06%announced today that it received new contracts in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 from seven clients in the Alberta Oil Sands to support steam…

October 12, 2011

Uranium North Completes Drilling on the Mallery Gold/Silver Project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 12, 2011) - Uranium North Resource Corp. ("Uranium North" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:UNR) announces the completion of the 2011 drill program on the Company's…

October 12, 2011

Macusani Yellowcake Intersects 9 m Averaging 0.145% U3O8 (2.9 lbs/ton) Including 4 m Grading 0.260% U3O8 (5.2 lbs/ton) at Kihitian Property, Peru

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 12, 2011) - Macusani Yellowcake Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:YEL)(FRANKFURT:QG1) is pleased to announce additional assay results from the ongoing drilling program at the Chilcuno Chico…

October 12, 2011

Beijing lifts coking coal resource tax

October 12, 2011

Carbon tax squeaks through Australia’s lower house

Australia Labor Party pushed the carbon tax through the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday in a close vote of 74 to 72. Protestors in the public gallery shouted and…

October 12, 2011

COAL: Enviro groups go on attack against House ash bill

Environmentalists went on the offensive today against legislation that would limit U.S. EPA power to regulate ash from coal-burning power plants. The group Earthjustice released a report today that says…

October 12, 2011

Job of Mediating Coal-Mine Claims Goes to . . . Guess Who

October 12, 2011

Righteousness won’t solve global warming

Loading up the global warming argument with righteousness is harming the cause, says a blogger at the Philospher’s Beard. “The moralisation approach […]

October 12, 2011

India asks Czech Republic for tech help in coal mining

"The Indian side impressed upon Czech Republic regarding the scope for establishing manufacturing facilities in India for underground mining machinery," an official statement said. Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal-led the Indian…