September 5, 2012 Colombian guerrilla attacks BHP coal mine An alleged unit from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, blew up Tuesday heavy equipment at the Colombian coal mine Cerrejon, in the northern province of La Guajira,…
September 4, 2012 Rising costs and weak commodities imperil AUD$100 billion in scheduled projects Rising labor and construction costs as well as declines in commodities prices have cast doubt on AUD$100 billion in mining and energy projects in Australia.
September 3, 2012 Giant female nude statue is made from coal waste A reclining female nude made from waste rock from a closed coal mine was opened in England by Princess Anne on Monday.
September 3, 2012 Anti-coal activists abseil down the front of parliament A group of protestors from anti-coal group Quit Coal have staged a dramatic protest in the Australian city of Melbourne today, abseiling down the front of the state parliament building…
September 3, 2012 China embarks upon wave of mine closures following colliery deaths The Chinese government has announced it will shut hundreds of small mines this year in an effort to boost safety standards following a colliery accident in Sichuan province which has…
September 2, 2012 Death toll in China mine blast rises to 43 The death toll from a gas explosion at a Chinese coal mine has risen to 43, with three miners still remaining underground.
September 2, 2012 Colombia’s new energy and mining minister promises to ‘get it right’ Colombia’s energy and mining minister Federico Renjifo, who assumed the position on Thursday, said he is aware he’ll face difficult times as analysts are predicting a slowdown in demand for…
September 2, 2012 Govt rejects BJP’s demand to probe coal block allocations Sources say that the government has refused to accept both the demands of the BJP -- to cancel coal block allocations and a fair judicial probe in the coal scam.
September 1, 2012 $33 billion “Coalgate” scandal threatens to topple Indian PM Political controversy surrounding suspect allocations of coal mining concessions in India threaten to topple Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with chief opposition party the BJP issuing calls for his resignation.
August 30, 2012 Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…
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