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.
April 3, 2013 Rio Tinto’s Walsh hits the gas pedal, puts Aussie coal assets up for sale Deal it is expected to fetch around $3 billion.
April 2, 2013 Seven million lives could be saved choosing nuclear instead of coal: researchers Only 4,900 deaths caused by nuclear.
April 2, 2013 Fresh delays hit Glencore-Xstrata $76 billion mega merger New deadline for completion is May 2.
April 1, 2013 Canada’s mining sector fails to book a single IPO so far this year First time this has happened in a decade.
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