February 8, 2012 Drug Abuse Runs Wild in W.Va. Coal Mines The wild and not-so-wonderful drug problem plaguing West Virginia's coal mining sector is getting a lot of attention this week.
February 8, 2012 BHP H1 earnings up 8% on record iron ore, gas production BHP Billiton raked in US$18.7 billion in the half-year ended December 31, 2011 — an 8.3% increase in Underlying EBITDA from the second half of 2010.
February 7, 2012 Margaret River coal mine knocked back A controversial proposal to build a coalmine in the Margaret River wine and tourism region has been rejected by the state government.
February 7, 2012 Russian Railways to build $1.7 bln coal line in Indonesia – govt Russia's state railway firm Russian Railways plans to build a train line to transport coal in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province on Borneo island, with $1.7 billion of investment for a…
February 7, 2012 Proposed Utah mine expansion reflects the politics of coal An obstacle to greening L.A.'s energy portfolio is the DWP's contract with a Utah plant, which requires the city to buy coal power until 2027.
February 6, 2012 Ethical Coal: Mongolia’s sparkling potential amidst regional energy demand Mongolia is land-locked country in East and central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. With a population of 2.8 million people…
February 6, 2012 Strikes to continue at BMA coal mines The CFMEU has vowed to continue rolling strikes at BMA's coal mines in the Bowen Basin. It comes after the mining unions and BHP Billiton, the joint venture operator of…
February 5, 2012 Black stuff: Alpha becomes latest US coal producer idling mines The company will immediately mothball four mines in central Appalachia, plans to idle two more by early next year and scale back output at other mines as US coal demand…
February 5, 2012 South Africa is looking at mining super-tax, ‘targeted intervention’ in platinum sector South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, appears to be moving away from nationalization of the mining industry to reassure foreign investors but is considering new taxes and "targeted…
February 5, 2012 Blown away: 70% of Europe’s new power generation comes from renewables According to a new European Wind Energy Association report a record 71% of all the new power generating capacity installed in the Europe Union in 2011 came from solar panels,…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
