March 3, 2012 Report: Xstrata in talks to settle thermal coal benchmark at $115 to $126/tonne Xstrata plc is in talks with Japanese electricity producers to settle the next thermal coal benchmark price for annual supplies starting April 1 at between $115/tonne and $126/tonne, according to…
March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Thailand’s PTT Plc buys Madagascar coal mine for US$50 million Bankgok Post reports that PTT Plc has acquired the remaining shares in Perth-based Red Island Minerals for $50.2 million.
March 1, 2012 Grande Cache Coal Announces Closing of Plan of Agreement Grande Cache Coal Corporation (TSX:GCE) ("Grande Cache Coal" or the "Corporation") announced the completion today of a plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with 1629835 Alberta Ltd. (the "Purchaser"), a company…
March 1, 2012 Former Massey security chief sentenced to 3 yrs in prison Hughie Elbert Stover, the former security chief at the Upper Big Branch mine, was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for lying to federal agents and obstructing an…
March 1, 2012 New Hope not selling itself for $5 billion Australian coal producer New Hope Corp will not put itself up for auction for more than $5 billion after a five-month sale process failed to come up with a deal,…
February 29, 2012 Upcoming Webcast: Uptime – Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management James V. Reyes-Picknell provides expert advice on strategy, processes, process improvement, human and business transformation in his popular webcast Uptime – Strategies […]
February 27, 2012 China’s coal consumption continues to rise According to the China Electricity Council, China's coal demand will reach 4.3 billion tons by 2015, an increase of 970 million tons compared to the year 2010 and an annual…
February 26, 2012 Stand-off continues in central Qld coal mines A dispute between unions and one of the world's biggest coal miners has escalated with more industrial action planned in central Queensland this weekend.
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