July 24, 2011 Some facts on the Albertan oil sands Oil sands are also commonly referred to as tar sands. According to The Tyee [www.thetyee.ca] the term tar sands was more widely used than oil sands to describe Alberta's bitumen…
July 24, 2011 SA braces for massive coal strike About 150 000 South African coal workers seeking 14% wage increases plan to walk off the job from Sunday in a strike that could dent exports and hurt power supplies…
July 24, 2011 Xstrata buys cattle farm for coal mine A large Queensland pastoral farm used for wagyu cattle breeding is set to become a coal mine after Australian Agricultural Company (AAC) agreed to sell a property to mining company…
July 24, 2011 External recruiters in BHP plans despite email scam BHP Billiton will continue to source workers through external agencies despite a recent legal stoush over a rogue employment scam. The mining giant was forced to take legal action through…
July 24, 2011 New coal terminals for Mozambique Construction work on a coal terminal at the northern Mozambican port of Nacala is to begin in July. Sources in Mozambique have revealed that Brazilian firm Vale, which will be…
July 24, 2011 Coal India not afraid of losing monopoly: Jha Brushing off fears that commercial mining in coal sector may erode its monopoly and profitability, Coal India (CIL) today said it was geared up to face the challenge and would…
July 24, 2011 Meralco acquires 52 pct share of Subic coal plant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest distributor of electrical power, marked its reentry into the power-generation industry on Friday by acquiring a controlling interest in the $1.28-billion coal-fired thermal
July 24, 2011 Mongolia’s prized coal draws outsiders Overlooking a deep black gash in the Gobi desert, Od Jambaljamts watched Caterpillar trucks rumble across the rim of the world’s biggest undeveloped coal deposit. He mused on Mongolia’s good…
July 24, 2011 Coal shortages likely to hurt power sector Acute coal shortage could adversely impact the fast-growing power sector, which is expected to see a capacity addition of up to 1,00,000 MW during the 2012-17 period, according to industry…
July 24, 2011 Commodities Technical and Fundamental Analysis for the Week of July 25, 2011 Oil Technical Analysis for the Week of July 25, 2011 Light Sweet Crude The week has been bullish for this contract, but we still see the $100 area act as…
Copper output from Codelco rises 3.7% in December Copper production from the Chilean state-run miner rose to 181,400 metric tons. February 10, 2026 | 09:19 am