June 16, 2012 Weak US coal market leaving holes in open-hopper barge capacity for 2012 The open-hopper barge fleet, at times booked a year in advance during stronger coal markets, still has capacity in 2012, Ingram Barge Co. Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer…
June 16, 2012 Drummond claims report of Colombian coal deal with Aditya Birla is false Alabama-based coal producer Drummond Co. Inc. said a news report that the company might sell a portion of its Colombian operations to Indian conglomerate Aditya Birla Group "has no foundation…
June 16, 2012 Home-made rockets and balaclavas: 8,000 striking Spanish coal miners attack police as country’s debt crisis continues Spanish coal miners armed with homemade rockets and slingshots have clashed with police over the country's austerity measures.
June 16, 2012 Fox News video: Coal vs natural gas Coal industry rep says natural gas prices will go up, making coal for power generation attractive again.
June 16, 2012 World Bank withdraws $30 million pledge for Thar coal project Dawn reported that the World Bank has withdrawn its commitment of providing an IDA Credit of $30 million for the Thar Coal and Power Project because of their policy of…
June 16, 2012 Mozambique, Ncondezi Coal sign framework agreement for 4.7 billion ton coal project Exploration and development company Ncondezi Coal has signed a framework agreement with Mozambique’s Ministry of Mineral Resources for its 4.7-billion-ton Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant Ncondezi coal project, in the Tete…
June 14, 2012 Churchill Mining’s $2-billion lawsuit will not be heard by Indonesia’s supreme court Indonesia will not be righting the perception that it's a place safe for miners after the country's supreme court said it will not hear Churchill Mining's (LON:CHL) appeal in its…
June 14, 2012 Thermal is wrecked: Chinese inventories climb to 2008 financial crisis levels In China’s Qinhuangdao, the world’s largest coal port by capacity, inventories have exceeded levels last seen in late 2008 during the height of the financial crisis.
June 14, 2012 Scathing report calls India’s 2,600 mines ‘out of control’ Illegality in the mining sector has deprived state governments of badly needed revenues, threatened the industry with costly and unpredictable shutdowns, and generated political chaos that helped bring down two…
June 14, 2012 Supporters rally for Kentucky coal Kentucky still has plenty of friends of coal and many turned out to bash federal regulators who have delayed action on 36 mining permits the state issued in 2010 and…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
