August 18, 2011 Coal shortage to affect 15,000-MW new capacity addition: Govt At a time when the country is embarking on ambitious power generation programmes, the shortage of coal is expected to impact new capacity addition plans to the tune of 15,000…
August 18, 2011 Expansion of Cerrejon Coal: BHP to spend US$437 million BHP Billiton today announced approval of a US$437 million (BHP Billiton share) investment to expand the Cerrejon Coal mine in La Guajira, Colombia. BHP Billiton’s investment represents one third of…
August 18, 2011 First Japanese reactor resumes normal operation CLARIFIED: Unit 3 at the Tomari nuclear power plant on Japan's northern Hokkaido island has resumed operation after a periodic inspection. It is the first reactor to be restarted in…
August 18, 2011 S.Africa’s Exxaro sees flat coal output in H2 9:36am BST JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South African diversified miner Exxaro said on Thursday that it expects production difficulties to keep coal output in the second half unchanged compared…
August 18, 2011 Protesters disrupt NSW mining conference Tensions over mining and coal seam gas (CSG) exploration have boiled over at a mining conference in Sydney, with activists warning rural NSW could soon resemble an industrial wasteland. As…
August 18, 2011 Kazakhstan looking increasingly attractive to international businesses, investors says GCM Worldwide Kazakhstan, strategically placed between China and Russia, has a wealth of mineral riches which it is eager to profit from. While Kazakhstan is probably best known for its oil, changes…
August 18, 2011 Billionaire Chile president’s pet coal project could be his final undoing Chile is proceeding with a massive coal mine on an island in Patagonia near the southern tip of South America despite a high-profile viral video protest campaign and accusations that…
August 18, 2011 Oil sands – big up or ship out Fast-disappearing Oilsands Quest is a prime example of the risks of trying to go it alone in the oil sands. Slack crude prices and a sluggish US economy may now…
August 18, 2011 BHP wins US approvals for Petrohawk bid BHP Billiton Ltd says it has received approval from US regulatory authorities to proceed with its takeover of shale oil explorer and developer, Petrohawk Energy.
August 18, 2011 BHP plans rail line in threat to its biggest supplier Global miner BHP Billiton is looking to build a new rail line between some of its inland Australian coal mines and the coast in a move that could threaten dominant…
SolGold agrees to $1.2 billion takeover by top investor Jiangxi Copper This was Jiangxi's third proposal to acquire the company. December 24, 2025 | 08:03 am
