May 9, 2012

Canadian Teck Resources shows renewed interest for the iron ore industry

Canadian miner giant Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TCK, TSX:TCK.B) is interested in entering the iron ore industry and would seek to acquire a producing asset rather than develop a mining project,…

May 9, 2012

Collapse in Canadian mining deals in midst of global uncertainty

While 2011 was a near-record year for mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with over 2,600 deals worth $149 billion in the global mining sector, 2012 is not looking so good,…

May 9, 2012

Coalspur substantially increases its coal resources following recent vista extension acquisition extension acquisition

Coalspur Mines Limited ("Coalspur" or "Company") (ASX: CPL, TSX: CPT) is pleased to announce an initial Coal Resource estimate on the recently acquired11 Vista Extension, comprising 173.7 million tonnes ("Mt")…

May 7, 2012

Mining opponents concerns rejected

Coal mining could restart in a mine near Ipswich this year after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal against it.

May 7, 2012

Industry turns to NASCAR as coal defense gets political

Bloomberg reports the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity is tapping the great American sport of NASCAR racing in a bid to win popular support for the coal industry.

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…