March 4, 2012 Deckhand drowning marks 2nd fatality attributable to US coal industry in 2012 A deckhand preparing barges for coal loading in the Tennessee River drowned early on the morning of Feb. 26, becoming the second fatality attributable to the coal mining industry in…
March 4, 2012 India’s thorium not coal holds the key to solve power crisis Coal or thorium, is the question before the nation's power generation sector not in the short run but in the long term, both having its pros and cons. Enhancing the…
March 4, 2012 Forbes & Manhattan acquires South African coal producer Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. has made its final payment of 140 million South African rand ($18.6 million) to acquire Slater Coal (Pty.) Ltd., according to a March 1 news…
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,…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
