April 17, 2012 Mongolian government tells SouthGobi Resources to stop mining Three weeks after SouthGobi Resources' $925 million deal with Chalco, the Government of Mongolia told SouthGobi that it had to suspend exploration and mining activity on certain licenses.
April 17, 2012 Silicon Valley looks east for cheap energy to power data centers: Greenpeace While Silicon Valley maybe a center of the environmental activism, Greenpeace issued a report on Tuesday accusing IT companies of setting up data centers in the eastern United States where…
April 16, 2012 Anglo American and Xstrata among four companies accused of environmental violations in Australia Anglo American (LON:AAL) and Xstrata (LON:XTA) coal mines are among the four operations being investigated over probable environmental violations, after they were accused of discharging contaminated water into the Fitzroy…
April 16, 2012 The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights: Meet mining’s 40 richest billionaires MINING.com counts more than 90 billionaires involved in minerals, metals and mining on the planet with a combined wealth of well over $300 billion.
April 15, 2012 South Africa’s Transnet coal deliveries gain momentum Transnet on Monday raised the curtain on its recently announced $37 billion expansion programme, saying it included an ambition to take thermal coal rail capacity to 98Mt per year by…
April 15, 2012 Coal of Queensland shareholders fight over float Influential shareholders in Coal of Queensland will take court action today as part of a dispute over whether they should be allowed to buy a large part of the company…
April 15, 2012 How Oregon can generate a low-carbon future by going coal-free Only six years ago the U.S. Department of Energy was anticipating a "coal resurgence," counting 150 new coal plants planned across the country (including 11 in the Pacific Northwest and…
April 14, 2012 It’s crunch time for UK Coal as it heads for big restructuring The very survival of Britain?s coal mining industry depends on the success of a massive restructuring of UK Coal, which is to be announced in the next fortnight.
April 14, 2012 Churchill Mining to seek over $2 billion from Indonesia London-listed Churchill Mining will take the Indonesian government to international arbitration and seek more than $2 billion in compensation in a dispute over a huge coal asset.
April 13, 2012 Coal takes a beating after China’s GDP numbers disappoint China, the world's biggest consumer of coal, said that the gross domestic product came in at 8.1% in the first quarter, the lowest figure in three years.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
