October 5, 2014 Macmines pushes China Stone mine in Galilee Basin despite price fall The $6 billion China Stone thermal coal project slated for Queensland is pushing on, despite sliding prices and other mine closures, with the proponents submitting a plan to export 38…
October 3, 2014 U.S. sees drop in coal exports in 2014 During the first half of 2014, US exports of the fossil fuel totalled 52.3 million short tons (MMst), 16% below the same period in 2013.
October 2, 2014 Canada launches $1.25bn large-scale carbon capture and storage plant The project, first of its kind in the world, aims to demonstrate that the so-called “clean coal” technologies are feasible.
October 2, 2014 Soma mine was death trap, report shows A scathing official report into the Soma mining disaster in Turkey has revealed a catalogue of negligent practices and a complete disregard for worker safety.
October 2, 2014 Operations at Freeport Grasberg copper mine remain blocked Protesters are demanding management to review safety conditions following a fatal accident on Sept. 27.
October 1, 2014 Japanese trader offloads $1 billion Canadian coal mine for $1 Marubeni Corp., a Japanese trader that with a partner bought Canada’s Grande Cache Coal Corp. for about $1-billion (U.S.) three years ago, will dispose it for a nominal $1 to…
September 30, 2014 Fed up with Federal inaction, States act alone on cap-and-trade Unsatisfied with the pace at which the federal government is acting to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, several U.S. states and a few Canadian provinces are forging ahead with their own…
September 30, 2014 Canada’s Nova Scotia introduces ruling to ban fracking The proposed law, however, would allow fracking for testing and research purposes.
September 30, 2014 Rio Tinto, Glencore could save $500m by joining coal businesses It would also create a a 15-kilometre long ‘‘super pit’’ from the union of Rio’s Mount Thorley Warkworth and Glencore’s Bulga open-pit mines.
September 29, 2014 Solar power to replace coal as world’s top electricity source by 2050 — IEA Coal currently generates about 36% of global electric power, according to the energy watchdog.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
