August 18, 2012 ‘Coal’ TV show mine owner sued over royalties Encoal Energy and Gopher Land Services says Canadian-owned Cobalt Coal stopped paying in May, but "was still actively mining as of this week and is now effectively trespassing because Gopher…
August 18, 2012 Exclusive Analysis: Platinum violence could spread to South Africa’s coal, iron mines – gold safe for now More than just rivalry between unions, the platinum mine violence in South Africa has implications for the ruling ANC alliance.
August 18, 2012 Indian media slams government over lack of coal mine auctions Indian media on Saturday slammed the embattled government after a damning report by the country's auditor estimated that the exchequer lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal…
August 18, 2012 Paul Ryan on mining It is a reasonable question to ask: where does VP pick, Paul Ryan stand on mining?
August 17, 2012 Iron ore testing $110 support as Chinese steel contracts drop to record low Iron ore has only enjoyed three up days over the last six weeks of trading.
August 15, 2012 Coal expansion imperils water resources in China’s northwest A new report released by Greenpeace claims that China's insatiable demand for coal could imperil fragile water resources in the country's vast north-western hinterland.
August 15, 2012 The US has now installed enough wind turbines to power all California’s homes Total US wind power capacity now sits at 50,000 megawatts, enough to power 12 million homes annually and according to energy officials nearly 70% of all of the equipment installed…
August 14, 2012 Romney hits back at Obama over ‘war on coal’ "This is a time for truth. If you don't believe in coal, if you don't believe in energy independence for America, then say it."
August 14, 2012 Nobel laureate to Africa’s new resource rich: You’ll probably end up poor Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics and professor at Columbia University, has some sobering thoughts for Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique.
August 13, 2012 Dear chairman of Anglo American, please fire your CEO: signed shareholders Some of Anglo American's top shareholders are demanding that CEO Cynthia Carroll be shown the door, according to a report by the Telegraph.
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