December 21, 2012 South Africa won’t nationalize its mines, but taxes go up After years of debate, South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress rejected Thursday plans to nationalize the country’s mining sector, but voted in favour of higher taxes in the world’s…
December 21, 2012 HD Mining’s Murray mine boosts B.C. economy HD Mining, the Vancouver-based company that in early October sparked controversy with its plan to hire 2,000 Chinese miners for its proposed Murray River Project, is one step closer to…
December 21, 2012 Resource nationalism assumes more insidious forms Tactics shift from frank expropriation of assets to increased royalties and stricter procurement requirements
December 21, 2012 Southern parvenu seizes control of New York Stock Exchange Metals and energy trader clinches historic deal with NYSE Euronext.
December 20, 2012 A coal factsheet for the future Here are some of the other startling highlights from the IEA’s Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2012 Factsheet.
December 20, 2012 Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices "In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey
December 20, 2012 Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre
December 20, 2012 CoalSpur obtains USD$300mn senior debt facility from EIG Global Energy VIsta Coal Project has potential to become largest export thermal coal mine in North America
December 20, 2012 Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present
December 19, 2012 Canadian miner won’t replace Chinese workers until 2026 HD Mining, the Vancouver-based company that in early October sparked controversy and legal actions with its plan to bring up to 2,000 Chinese miners for its proposed $300 million coal…
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