July 30, 2012 A few Republicans start talking carbon tax While their counterparts in Australia are having nothing to do with it, some wonkish types in the Republican Party are floating the idea of a carbon tax.
July 30, 2012 Nearly a quarter of streams in southern West Virginia polluted due to mine runoff Phys.org says damage to streams and rivers in southern West Virginia is substantial due to mining, and even small operations can have a large impact on wildlife.
July 30, 2012 Will a Bear Market in stocks hurt gold stocks? The relationship between gold stocks (while in a secular bull market) and the broad market (while in a secular bear market) is difficult to diagnose and that is what makes…
July 30, 2012 Coal bounces back Believing that the natural gas nightmare may be ending, investors are returning to coal.
July 30, 2012 Consol’s conveyor calamity 'Structural failure' at CONSOL Energy's mine and preparation plant in Pennsylvania has the company reporting that the Bailey and Enlow Fork mines could be fully impacted for the next two…
July 30, 2012 Blackwood trading halt casts further doubt on Tinkler’s AUD$5 billion bid for Whitehaven Coal A trading halt on Blackwood Corp (ASX:BWD) shares has cast further doubt upon Australian mining magnate Nathan Tinkler's audacious AUD$5.3 billion privatization bid for Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC).
July 30, 2012 Teck announces notes offering The senior notes, guaranteed by Teck Metals, are to generate proceeds, in addition to cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of its outstanding 10.25% senior notes due…
July 30, 2012 Fresh doubts over Olympic Dam as BHP freezes hiring BHP's board was to make a decision on the $30 billion project this year, but a newspaper report over the weekend said a decision will not be made until 2014…
July 29, 2012 Mittal: Investing in mining, but not India or China I'm not locating capital to India or China as I don't see things progressing there. We can't remain stuck, so we move on. Now our priority is to reduce debt,…
July 29, 2012 Brown coal still delivers AGL Energy's recent decision to move to full ownership of Victoria's Loy Yang A power station is a shrewd one. Not only is Loy Yang one of Australia's lowest-cost power…
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