March 29, 2012 Aussie mining boom is ‘first taste of Asia’s rise’ Australia's mining boom is just the "first taste" of Asia's ascendancy, Treasurer Wayne Swan said yesterday, with the region's new prosperity expected to transform the global economy.
March 29, 2012 World’s largest money manager losing confidence in BHP Billiton "They need to clearly indicate to the market what their strategy around Olympic Dam is, around shale gas, all of these things, to return confidence that they're not spending huge…
March 28, 2012 South Korean companies want to establish 6,000 MW coal power plants in Turkey Today Energy minister Taner Yildiz said that South Korean companies were interested in establishing 5,000-6,000 MW coal-fired power plants in Turkey.
March 27, 2012 US coal-fired power: What the gas boom started, Obama has just finished off The closures and the dearth of new builds are as much a function of new environmental impact laws as it is of the US gas boom, which has sent natural…
March 27, 2012 BHP’s Marius Kloppers makes 30 best CEOs in the world list (again) Why? For mining the stuff for making China.
March 27, 2012 Australian coal workers to strike at BHP Bowen Basin mines Workers at BHP Billiton's (BHP.AX: Quote) seven Bowen Basin coal mines in Australia will go on strike beginning Tuesday night following unproductive negotiations over work conditions with the company, the…
March 27, 2012 Coal Miner’s Daughter, Chinese style In China these days, if you’re a daughter in one of the country’s growing numbers of well-off coal mining families, a big part of life involves managing the risks you bear in getting your clan in…
March 27, 2012 Carbon Friendly Solutions signs MOU with major iron and shell producer in China Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (CNSX: CFQ) announced the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Microcoal International Inc. (“MCI”), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Hebei Iron and Steel Group…
March 27, 2012 New EPA regulations are the latest attempt to shutter America’s coal industry The following statement was released today by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity President and CEO Steve Miller in response to the EPA’s proposed New Source Performance Standards for…
March 27, 2012 Xstrata’s Wandoan thermal coal mine gets court go-ahead Queensland's Land Court has recommended the state government approve Xstrata Coal's thermal coalmine at Wandoan, in the Surat Basin, deeming objections based on its likely contribution to climate change ''irrelevant''.
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