April 11, 2013 Rio Tinto adds Ivanhoe Australia to its blowout sale Rumours suggest Rio’s sale of a majority stake in Ivanhoe Australia will trigger a full takeover of the company.
April 10, 2013 NDP critic, Comox Valley MLA question environment review of proposed coal mine Critic considers the environmental assessment underway for the proposed Raven coal mine in Baynes Sound weak and inadequate considering the scope of the project.
April 10, 2013 US miners attain record low fatality and injury rate in 2012 Per 200,000 hours worked, the fatality rate was .0107 deaths and reported injuries were 2.56.
April 10, 2013 $45bn and counting: China’s foreign mining misadventures China's deep-pocketed pursuit of mining assets abroad is a tale of burnt fingers and bungles.
April 9, 2013 Alcoa, China spark massive rally in miners and metals Great news from bellwether for industrial demand and globe's top commodity consumer spurs broad advance in metal and stock prices.
April 8, 2013 Waning coal drops US energy-related carbon emissions to 18-year low Power generation has shifted from the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel – coal – to the least carbon-intensive fossil fuel – natural gas.
April 8, 2013 Blow to Pacific Northwest coal export plans as second project is scrapped $432m Coos Bay rail upgrade and export terminal won't be advanced.
April 8, 2013 Thatcher’s death ‘best birthday’ for miner One of Margaret Thatcher's mining union foes has described the former PM's death as the icing on the cake as he celebrates his 70th birthday.
April 8, 2013 Study: The coal industry is in far more trouble than anyone realizes US coal fleet could find itself under threat in the years ahead.
April 4, 2013 Japan gets the green light to mine coal in Mozambique The mine, scheduled to start operating in 2016, is expected to produce 5 million tonnes of coking coal a year.
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