January 19, 2012 BHP Billiton: Queensland coal rail-line on track BHP Billiton Ltd. BHP -0.59% is pushing ahead with plans for a dedicated rail line linking one of its mines in eastern Australia and the country's most northerly coal port.
January 19, 2012 Coal cars derail after collision on main line Several cars on a Canadian National freight train have derailed on the main line between Hinton and Grande Cache in western Alberta.
January 18, 2012 Oregon port considering coal export terminals Platts news service is reporting that Kinder Morgan, a pipeline company, and Ambre Energy will submit proposals to build coal export facilities at Port St. Helens, Oregon.
January 18, 2012 Bulgarian coal miners strike over unpaid bonus Thousands of miners at Bulgaria's three largest coal mines walked off the job Monday, claiming that employers are not delivering on their promise of bonuses.
January 18, 2012 SouthGobi Resources sells more than four million tonnes of coal in 2011, 58% more than 2010 SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) announces the successful completion of 2011 on guidance in terms of coal sales and production.
January 18, 2012 China’s homegrown coal to lose favor China's domestically made coal may lose its competitive advantage to imported coal by 2015, prompting Chinese companies to step up purchases of foreign coal, according to a report by Wood…
January 18, 2012 Company plans to mine a billion tonnes of coal off Wales- without miners The debate over the use of coal in Britain is heating up. Reuters reports a British company, Clean Coal UK, is planning to mine an estimated billion tonnes of coal…
January 18, 2012 Contract changes could put Indonesian mining industry on the rocks Stability in international business is based on many factors but one of the strongest is the sanctity of contracts.
January 17, 2012 Race for Australian mine assets heats up In what is likely to be upbeat year for Australian mining M&A, some large Asian and U.S. companies are ready to bet on the country's coal, iron ore and uranium…
January 17, 2012 India’s quest for coal just beginning While it is the private firms that made most of the acquisitions in the international coal market last year, there is no shortage of money in the war chests of…
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