September 25, 2012 Rio Tinto sells South African coal assets to Canadian company If you had any doubts over what mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) thinks about coal and small operations, today’s news should make it clear. The Anglo-Australian miner has agreed…
September 24, 2012 Rio Tinto coal mining cull claims new victims Rio Tinto is cutting even more coal mining jobs in Australia as the miner is struggling with a dramatic plunge in coal prices and a high Australian dollar.
September 24, 2012 Chinese reforms anticipate sustained decline in coal prices Slated reforms to China's pricing system for the carbon fossil fuel indicate that the country's leading decision-makers anticipate a sustained decline in global spot prices.
September 23, 2012 Good news for Cardero’s Peace River coal project The resource of the Peace River coal project in BC jumped 180% while the percentage of met coal was upped to 60% from 35% before.
September 23, 2012 Australia trade minister: No mining bust, but cutbacks and even new taxes needed Both Australian trade minister Craig Emerson and treasurer Wayne Swan over the weekend entered the debate over whether the country is facing a period of decline as the country's resource-led…
September 23, 2012 Cardero Announces Positive Prefeasibility Study Results, Carbon Creek Deposit, Northeast British Columbia Percentage of hard coking coal increased to 60% from 35%
September 23, 2012 Coal fight looms, Keystone-like, over US Northwest Call it the Keystone of coal: a regulatory and public relations battle between environmentalists and U.S. coal miners akin to the one that has defined the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline.
September 23, 2012 Eastern US coal will need a year before signs of recovery It will be 12 to 18 months before there will even be any signs of a recovery in the eastern US coal sector says Monty Boyd, a major Caterpillar supplier…
September 22, 2012 2,900 mines closed down in China’s coal and rare earth region Inner Mongolia, a semi-autonomous region in the north of China, has shut down nearly 900 coal mines and 2,000 other mines as part of a 7-year effort to better manage…
September 21, 2012 Xstrata gets an extra week to decide on Glencore merger Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore International (LON:GLEN) have now until October 1 to decided on the $36 billion lauded merger.
Mexico has taken back 1,126 mining concessions since late 2024, official says Most of the mines are located in the north and center of the country, including Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango and Zacatecas. February 12, 2026 | 07:27 am
