July 1, 2012 Coal terminal may destroy bird habitat INTERNATIONALLY recognised bird habitats will be destroyed if Newcastle's fourth coal terminal goes ahead, opponents of the proposal have said. The Newcastle Coal Terminal Action Group, which is made up…
July 1, 2012 Australia’s carbon emission tax kicks in After years of political wrangling, the Minerals Resource Rent Tax or MRRT takes affect as the country's largest polluters will now pay A$23 for every tonne of greenhouse gas they…
July 1, 2012 Billionaire Rinehart says she’s willing to buy back GVK shares July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, who sold a majority stake in her Hancock Prospecting Pty's coal projects to India's GVK Group last year, said she is happy…
July 1, 2012 Zambales leaders reject coal plant Zambales leaders on Friday rejected plans for the construction of a 600-megawatt coal-fired plant here, during a public hearing that was arranged by a consortium of energy firms to convince…
July 1, 2012 Kazakhstan mining giants seek to placate simmering labour dissent At 65, Pavel Shumkin says he has lived a decade longer than the average coal miner in Kazakhstan. He recalls a time when he drank beer with his bosses after…
July 1, 2012 Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since crisis Ohi nuclear plant’s reactor No. 3 was restarted on Sunday, the first nuclear reactor to power back up after Fukushima nuclear disaster.
June 29, 2012 First Uranium announces financial results for the three and twelve months ended March 31, 2012 First Uranium Corporation (TSX:FIU, JSE:FUM) is a Canadian resource company which operates the Ezulwini mine, an underground gold and uranium operation and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS), a tailings recovery facility.…
June 29, 2012 Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden…
June 29, 2012 Japan utilities reject calls to abandon nuclear Japan's nine nuclear power utilities have rejected calls from some of their shareholders to reduce or even eliminate the use of nuclear energy. Tokyo Electric Power Co's shareholders approved a…
June 29, 2012 Last coal train marks end of 250 years of Saarland mining The last ten wagons of around 1,000 tonnes of coal trundled out of the Duhamel shaft, marking the end of a 250-year history of mining in the region.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
