May 31, 2012 Glenstrata ready to become the largest mining industry merger in recent history The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will finally find its way to the inboxes of shareholders today.
May 31, 2012 Owners of Big Sandy throw in the towel and withdraw $1bn retrofit plans New York Times reports that Big Sandy, an eastern Kentucky coal-burning plant, will not be retrofitted so it can meet environmental regulations.
May 30, 2012 Aussie mining jobs aplenty, if you have the right tickets ABC News examines the rumour that big money can be made in mining in Australia with nary more than a high-school diploma.
May 30, 2012 ‘A decade of rising commodity prices is always followed by two decades of declines.’ Now you tell us! Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley, makes one of the most bearish statements yet on the end of the so-called commodity supercycle.
May 30, 2012 Thousands of Spanish coal miners on indefinite strike and calling for massive protest tomorrow in Madrid After a week of protests, Spanish coal miners have decided to go on indefinite strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall, after the government…
May 30, 2012 South Korea’s LG bids for Queensland coal mine South Korean company LG International has bid for Peabody Energy's Wilkie Creek coal mine in Queensland, reports The Australian, citing an unnamed source who spoke to Deal Journal Australia.
May 29, 2012 Romney flips on coal Mitt Romney’s campaign swung through the coal town of Craig, Colorado today so the candidate could slam President Obama for supposedly killing the coal industry, even though Romney pursued his…
May 29, 2012 Cline Mining Corporation files suit against the Province of British Columbia for expropriation of coal properties Cline Mining Corporation ("Cline Mining" or the "Company") (TSX:CMK.TO - News) has filed a notice of civil claim (the "Claim") dated May 28, 2012 in the Supreme Court of British…
May 29, 2012 Feds order rail workers back to work by Thursday The Canadian government did what it said it would do Monday, ordering close to 5,000 striking CP Rail employees back to their jobs.
May 29, 2012 $6.4 billion Alpha Coal Project given go-ahead The Newman Government has given the green light to what will be one of Australia’s biggest mines, the $6.4 billion Alpha Coal Project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
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
