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.
August 13, 2012 First signs of coking coal, iron ore rebound emerge “We expect August to mark a low point in the current steel output cycle.”
August 13, 2012 Coal train strike in Colombia affects main producer Drummond output The world’s fourth-biggest coal exporter, Drummond International, had to dramatically cut production in Colombia as a three-weeks strike at Feneco, the main coal railway, continues to affect its operations, said…
August 13, 2012 US coal severance tax benefits small mining areas A West Virginia worker was recently stationed at major intersection in Kanawha county with an important mission: count how many coal trucks pass by in an hour. He recorded 57…
August 13, 2012 NSL’s Australia thermal coal project permit granted NSL Consolidated (ASX: NSL) announced Monday it has been formally granted the first of its four thermal coal exploration tenements, EPC 2198, in the Eromanga Basin in southwest Queensland, Australia.
Paulson lifts stake in International Tower Hill with Alaska gold project The Vancouver-based company raised $118 million including $74.8 million in its offering of common shares at $2.22 in the US. January 31, 2026 | 06:45 am
