July 13, 2011 Mine blast blamed on safety The explosion that ripped through Pike River mine last year had its origin in changes to mining regulations in the 1990s, a former chief inspector of coal mines told the…
July 13, 2011 Protesters demand Schweitzer end support for pipeline, megaloads More than 100 environmental activists from across the country descended on the Montana Capitol on Tuesday to demand Gov. Brian Schweitzer rescind his support for the Keystone XL oil pipeline…
July 13, 2011 Australia’s ERA Q2 uranium output slides 84%, ups 2011 guidance Australian uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia on Wednesday reported an 84 percent drop in second-quarter production from three months earlier, blaming voluntary interruptions in production due to safety concerns…
July 13, 2011 Pan Asia Corporation Indonesia coal project moves to final feasibility study Pan Asia Corporation Limited is pleased to announce that it has now executed a formal agreement with leading underground mining group KOPEX to undertake a Final Feasibility Study on the…
July 13, 2011 Wyoming’s Belle Ayr mine expected to bid again on coal lease The Belle Ayr mine near Gillette Wyoming could try again for a chance to mine a nearly 1,700-acre coal lease. The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive lease…
July 13, 2011 China Energy, Seamwell to construct Inner Mongolia "clean coal" plant China Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Group (CECEP), a state-owned developer, will construct a US$1.5 billion "clean coal" electric power plant in Inner Mongolia with UK-based Seamwell International, Bloomberg reported.…
July 13, 2011 Stepping up aboriginal presence in oilsands workforce Governments and industry are putting up $1.5 million for a mobile business-incubator project designed to help fledgling firms get into the oilsands industry. All along Highway 881 — called the…
July 13, 2011 UK Coal reports rising production, recovery on track UK Coal PLC reported rising coal production in the first half and said its strategic recovery is on track. In a trading statement ahead of reporting results for the first…
July 13, 2011 Little: Mine safety changes needed The Government cannot afford to wait for the completion of the Royal Commission into the Pike River Coal mine disaster to make mine safety changes in New Zealand, Andrew Little,…
July 12, 2011 Puda Coal says auditor resigns, fiscal 2009 and 2010 ‘cannot be relied on’ Reuters reports China's Puda Coal said its auditor Moore Stephens has resigned, effective immediately, and the auditor warned that audit reports for fiscal years 2009 and 2010 should no longer…
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
