August 22, 2011 Coal India Ltd unions place wage demands raging from 100 pct to 500 pct hike Four of the five trade unions of mining major have placed their wage demand with the management.
August 22, 2011 EastCoal plans to start up wash plant at Ukrainian mine by 2012 EastCoal, a Canadian company focused on coal production in Ukraine, plans to start up operation of a wash plant for its Verticalnaya mine in Ukraine before year-end, the company said…
August 22, 2011 Gold eases from record high as markets recover Gold prices retreated from early record highs near $1,900 an ounce on Monday, as a rebound in stock markets from last week's lows gathered pace, denting interest in so-called safe…
August 22, 2011 BHP Billiton finalises Petrohawk takeover Australia’s BHP Billiton has finalised its acquisition of US shale gas producer Petrohawk, BHP announced on Sunday. BHP has secured the 97.4% of the outstanding shares in the Texan company…
August 22, 2011 China introduces new mine safety standards China's top workplace safety regulator, State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), has introduced new national standards for safety technology used in coalmines.
August 22, 2011 Copper edged down on global economic concerns Copper edged down in late Asian trading hours on Monday, weighed down by lingering concerns about a slowdown in the global economy and debt problems in the Eurozone.
August 22, 2011 Canada proposes crackdown on coal-fired power Proposed standards would in effect ban coal-fired power stations without carbon capture capabilities The Canadian government has proposed long-awaited rules that could result in the phasing out of coal-fired power…
August 22, 2011 UK Coal evicts protesters UK Coal has successfully evicted a group of protesters from a proposed opencast site in Shropshire. The Doncaster-based company successfully secured an eviction notice against the campaigners, who have been…
August 21, 2011 Battle royal for Macarthur Coal shaping up The battle for Macarthur Coal is poised to intensify after news that Anglo American is considering a challenge to Peabody and ArcelorMittal's $4.7 billion hostile bid. Anglos, the world's fifth…
August 21, 2011 Yanzhou Coal’s 91% jump in profit beats estimates Yanzhou Coal Mining Co, China's fourth-biggest producer, beat analysts' estimates with a 91 per cent gain in first-half profit after demand from the world's fastest-growing major economy boosted prices.
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