May 7, 2012 20 years on, Westray mine disaster remembered Nearly 20 years ago to the day, a coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada exploded, killing all 26 miners working underground.
May 7, 2012 Import of coal a remedy for India’s power generation losses: Panel Importing coal is the "remedy" for avoiding power generation losses in the country, while the government's replies on the issue have been ambiguous, a Standing Committee report on Energy has…
May 7, 2012 Political indecision strangles India’s coal industry India's starving coal industry is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: between needing state backing for the massive investment of buying overseas mines and infrastructure, and being…
May 6, 2012 White Rock protestors released from custody after blocking a coal train Fourteen protesters arrested for blocking a coal train in White Rock have now been ticketed and released.
May 6, 2012 Budget ‘must reveal’ mining tax details CLIME Asset Management founder John Abernethy has called on companies hit by the government's controversial mining tax to immediately disclose the financial impact on their business or face reprimands from…
May 6, 2012 Coal ash regulation sparks political fight In one corner is U.S. Rep. David McKinley, first-term congressman from West Virginia’s 1st District. In the other is U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, longtime senator. McKinley wants to limit the…
May 4, 2012 India’s quest for coal stalls as red tape kills mining takeovers India’s quest for natural resources to power its growing economy and compete with China has met the enemy: Its own red tape.
May 4, 2012 Apple is a want – global resources are needs Here’s a different way of showing how energy stocks have lagged.
May 4, 2012 Why every miner wants to be Colombia’s new best friend Once tinted by drug cartels and civil war, Colombia is now one of Latin America’s fastest growing markets and, according to the World Bank, the most secure country in the…
May 3, 2012 Indonesia jumps on the mining exports tax wagon Indonesia has decided to have its mining cake and eat it too, as the country, one of the world’s largest exporters of copper and coal, will start imposing a 20%…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
