February 8, 2012 Loose lips sink ship for the Xstrata boss The Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan bankers must have been sweating in the London hotel room on Tuesday night where their client, the Xstrata boss Mick Davis, vented his frustration that…
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…
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
