May 17, 2012 Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) update – significant progress Preliminary results suggest that Stanford University has achieved the primary objective of coal liquefaction using specifications of UCTL. Qualitative demonstration of liquid hydrocarbon products being formed from coal using near-critical…
May 16, 2012 In stunning turnaround, coal will grab electricity market share from natural gas next year While stricter environmental regulation is leading to plant closures the US has not stopped building coal-fired power plants.
May 16, 2012 BC mining industry earned extra $2 billion in 2011 on strength of coal, silver The mining industry in British Columbia produced some healthy numbers in 2011, buoyed by high commodity prices and continued growth in mineral exploration, according to PwC’s annual BC Mining Survey.
May 16, 2012 Falling off the supercycle: BHP puts the brakes on capex, stock hits 3-year low “Where the industry previously lacked investment opportunities and choice, it now has more projects than cash flows. All of us in the industry are having to make choices.”
May 16, 2012 Latin American mining investment boom continues unabated Over the past decade, mining investment in Latin America has more than doubled, even after experiencing a sharp drop in 2009. According to a report by the Metals Economic Group,…
May 16, 2012 How to lose $1 billion in a day. Ask Eike Brazil's Eike Fuhrken Batista is the world of mining's richest man and he's been on a roll this year – until Tuesday when $1,023,200,000 disappeared from his personal fortune.
May 15, 2012 Xstrata Coal, JX Nippon plan $35 million study of B.C. coal project A partnership formed by JX Nippon Oil & Energy and Xstrata Coal will invest $35 million on a preliminary study of the Suska coal project in eastern British Columbia.
May 15, 2012 Chinese ‘Pompeii’ threatened by coal mine A forest of fossils that is being compared to a "vegetational Pompeii" is under threat from coal mining, says a story in China Daily.
May 15, 2012 Fifth largest coal deposit in the world found in Colombia Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista just got richer. CCX, a division of the billionaire’s EBX Group energy arm MPX, announced it has completed a study of coal reserves in the San…
May 14, 2012 US appeals court ruling upholding permit for large surface coal mine The US government said it will appeal a federal district court's March ruling that found Arch Coal's Spruce No. 1 surface mine permit in Logan County, West Virginia, was valid.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am
