April 23, 2012 Cape Breton coal project gaining traction A past-producing colliery in one of North America's oldest coal mining belts is on its way to resuming production, says a story today in Halifax Media Co-op.
April 23, 2012 Coal mine accident kills 9 in north China Nine miners were killed and 16 others injured in a coal mine accident in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region as the rescue wrapped up late Monday, officials said.
April 22, 2012 Feds pressured by coal industry to weaken regulations, records reveal OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from […]
April 21, 2012 Anti-coal protesters in China attack officials with sickles and clubs The Associated Press reports that villagers in China protesting against mining turned violent and in the ensuing melee one police officer died. […]
April 20, 2012 Xstrata threatens Australian marketing company with defamation over spoof of anti mining taxes campaign Mumbrella may face defamation charges from Xstrata Coal after it published a parody video of the anti mining taxes campaign, re-launched last week by The Minerals Council of Australia.
April 20, 2012 ENRC swallows Kazakhstan coal producer for $600 million Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) has paid US$600 million for the remaining 75% of Kazakhstan coal producer Shubarkol Komir.
April 19, 2012 United States as a top coal exporter is here to stay The United States’ new status as a top world coal exporter will survive as miners struggle to stay in business by chasing foreign sales after the collapse of a domestic…
April 18, 2012 Police detain 21 in alleged coal mine coverup Police have detained 21 people suspected of trying to cover up the death toll from a coal mine accident.
April 18, 2012 GVK looking to offload stake in Australia’s Hancock Coal mines GVK group is looking to sell part of its stake in Hancock coal mines in Australia to raise funds for development of the Australian assets that require an investment of…
April 18, 2012 Chinese steel output hits all-time high in April. Should be good news, right? While China's steel output is hitting a record rate of over 2 million tonnes per day stockpiles of iron ore are growing at a clip of 1 million tonnes per…
US rare earth buyers still see China curbs despite Trump deal The US and China still haven’t reached an agreement on key details of how Beijing will free up sales of rare earths. December 24, 2025 | 07:45 am
