February 26, 2012 EU approves aid for closure of 3 coal mines The European Commission has authorised 1169 million Romanian lei (approximately €270 million) of public funding for the closure of three uncompetitive coal mining units owned by National Hard Coal Company…
February 26, 2012 Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL) enters into C$70 million facility agreement Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX:CPL.AX - News) (TOR:CPT.TO - News) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding agreement with the Highland Park Group for a C$70 million…
February 26, 2012 Mining causing water crisis in Meghalaya The mineral-rich Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya faces an acute drinking water crisis as major rivers there have been declared “unfit” for human use due to high level of acidity…
February 26, 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…
February 25, 2012 Polish Bogdanka Mine sets production world record with Cat® Plow Longwall On February 16, 2012, the Polish coal mining company Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka S.A. smashed the world record for daily production from a plow-equipped longwall, with an output of 24,400 tonnes…
February 25, 2012 Soft coal market has Alpha Natural Resources focusing priorities Alpha Natural Resources took a $.73 billion hit in the fourth-quarter, but the US coal producer, the third largest of coking coal in the world, said it has a strategy…
February 25, 2012 Crowd expected Monday at Surry’s coal plant hearing Feb. 25--SURRY -- The Surry County Planning Commission will hold its new public hearing on Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's proposed coal-fueled power plant on Monday.
February 25, 2012 Residents lose appeal to keep property in central Pa. coal town decimated by underground fire Residents of a central Pennsylvania coal town decimated by a half-century-old mine fire have lost a state court appeal to try to prevent condemnation of their land, but the long-running…
February 25, 2012 Vale to begin building coal terminal in Mozambique Mozambique's Prime Minister Aires Aly said in Tokyo on Thursday his nation plans to start construction of a coal terminal at the northern port of Nacala in the next few…
February 24, 2012 No more first come, first served for granting mining concessions in Colombia Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, announced yesterday that the country will be issuing a new mining code to boost the industry and reinforce control of illegal mining.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
