January 14, 2012 Walter Energy lowers 4Q view Walter Energy Inc. tempered its fourth-quarter earnings guidance and lowered its estimate of output for the year, pointing to production problems in Alabama and weak results from some new startup…
January 14, 2012 Russia’s Mechel completes construction of rail link to coking coal deposit Russian steelmaker Mechel OAO on Jan. 11 said it has completed laying tracks from the Ulak station to the Elga coking coal deposit in southeast Yakutia, Russia. According to Mechel's…
January 13, 2012 Prospecting in Queensland just got much more expensive The Australian reports the Queensland government is going after speculative prospecting by what the state treasurer termed two-dollar shell mining companies, slapping the industry with $375 million in additional fees.…
January 13, 2012 Patriot Coal down 12% after idling three met mines citing weak global demand Patriot Coal was beaten down more than 12% on Friday after announcing it will cut production of coking coal due to weakening global demand.
January 13, 2012 BHP halts underground ops at Khutala South Africa after fatality Mining major BHP Billiton’s South African energy coal unit Becsa has suspended mining activities at the underground operation of its Khutala colliery near Witbank, after a fatal accident on Thursday.
January 12, 2012 Protest in Mozambique blocks coal train line AFP reports about 500 protesters blocked a coal train line in Mozambique in a dispute with Vale over housing.
January 12, 2012 Russia’s Mechel completes rail link to huge coking coal deposit Russian steel and mining company Mechel has completed the 321 km rail track linking its Elga coking coal mine, which sits one of the world's largest coking coal deposits, to…
January 12, 2012 Burma cancels coal plant after opposition: official Myanmar cancelled a proposed coal-fired power plant at a Thai-led industrial site Monday citing "environmental problems", an energy official said, in the latest sign of burgeoning reform.
January 12, 2012 More coal gasification progress with new GE technology IGCC plant in South Korea GE has been selected by Korea Western Power Co (KOWEPO) for the first integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) power plant to be built in South Korea and one of the first…
January 11, 2012 E.ON in $34 billion Brazil power deal with MPX Giant German utility E.ON said on Wednesday it will team with Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista to build the largest privately held network of power plants in Brazil, as it bets…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
