March 20, 2012 Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments "The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.
March 20, 2012 Coal miners hospitalized after gas exposure in Australian coal mine Fourteen coal miners were hospitalised after being exposed to coal gas leaks at the Collinsville coal mine in Northern Queensland in early March.
March 20, 2012 Indonesia May Lose US$ 916 M from Coal Export Ban Indonesia could incur a potential loss of up to US$ 916 million from the low-calorie coal export ban starting in 2014, according to mining experts.
March 20, 2012 WA premier slams mining tax West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government's mining tax, calling it discriminatory and an example of the commonwealth trying to hold back the advance of his state.
March 19, 2012 Young miner dies in coal mine accident A 24-year-old miner died in late on Sunday in the Lubnica lignite mine, located near the town of Zaječar, in eastern Serbia.
March 19, 2012 Australia’s controversial coal and iron mining tax passes the Senate The Australian Senate approved today a mining legislation that imposes a 30% tax on coal and iron ore miners, allowing the government to take a larger part of profits from…
March 18, 2012 Australia ‘struggling’ to kick coal habit In a world increasingly turning away from fossil fuels, Australia is now less prepared to prosper than it was 25 years ago, a new report says. The left-leaning Climate Institute…
March 18, 2012 Rio Tinto still bullish on China growth Mr Tom Albanese CEO of Rio Tinto as saying that company has shrugged off concerns about a slow down in Chinese demand for commodities, reiterating its faith in the Asian…
March 18, 2012 Thai company to explore for coal in Laos The government of Laos has given the green light to a Thai company to conduct coal prospecting and exploration on an area of 36.7 square kilometres in Nakheng and Namon…
March 16, 2012 Korea Resources wants at least 10% of world’s largest met coal deposit State-run Korea Resources Corp. (KORES) is planning to invest at least US$532 million (600 billion won) in mining projects abroad this yea, particularly in the coal sector of Indonesia and…
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