April 29, 2012

CoAL jumps through hoops to get Vele running

Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.

April 29, 2012

Indian economy to grow despite politics over policy paralysis: Lakshmi Mittal

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

April 28, 2012

Arch said to seek buyers for several U.S. coal mines

Arch Coal Inc. (ACI), the fourth-largest U.S. producer of the fuel, is seeking buyers for several of its thermal-coal mines in the U.S., which together may fetch $600 million or…

April 27, 2012

UK Coal up 13% after swinging into profit

UK Coal (LON:UKC) turned a £124.6 million loss in 2010 into a pre-tax profit of £58 million last year as production and revenue jumped.

April 27, 2012

US studies new law to speed up one of world’s longest permitting processes

"What is new is the growing awareness of its implications for our nation, particularly in a highly competitive world economy in which the demand for minerals continues to grow, especially…

April 27, 2012

Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada

Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.

April 26, 2012

Xstrata Coal seeks operating partner for Donkin Coal interest

Xstrata Coal Donkin Management Limited ("Xstrata Coal") and Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene") (TSX:ERD.TO -News) today announced that Xstrata Coal is seeking an operating coal company to assume its interest…

April 25, 2012

Coal of Africa Vele mine easy on the eyes and environment

Painted the colour of desert sand to blend into the background, the coal miner's coal washing plant has been built to be as gentle on the surrounding landscape as possible.

April 25, 2012

First hospital to treat black lung disease opens in China

A disease all-too-familiar to early coal miners from Europe and North America has found its way to China- where technology for making coalming safer is still decades behind the West.

April 25, 2012

Four victims found dead after coal mine landslide

Four of five missing people who were buried under a landslide in northern Thai Nguyen Province's Dai Tu District were found yesterday after a nine-day search.