December 5, 2011 Tata launches new coal haulage truck with Allison transmission Tata Motors, India’s market leader in commercial vehicles and the world’s fourth largest truck manufacturer, has launched the new TATA Prima 3138.K 8X4 tipper equipped with an Allison 4430R transmission…
December 4, 2011 RLC mining program gets big gift The 30-ton shuttle car may not have come in topped by a big red ribbon, but the piece of equipment is a gift that will help Rend Lake College mining…
December 4, 2011 China to invest $10 billion in Pakistan energy The Government of Sindh in Pakistan has signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with two Chinese companies for investment in energy projects worth $10 billion.
December 3, 2011 Philippines set to offer 30 coal projects first quarter 2012 The Philippines will offer 30 coal exploration projects in the central and northern provinces, where mining is not yet banned that may need total investments of $600 million at a…
December 3, 2011 CBS Video: Mining industry – where the jobs are Share this page Since 2009, the U.S. has been averaging a gain of nearly 7,000 mining jobs a month -- most of those in the upper Midwest. While mining can…
December 3, 2011 Sharp decline in pollution from US coal power plants, NASA satellite confirms A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal…
December 3, 2011 CMS cancels clean coal project; to close seven more plants Citing looming air quality rules, low natural gas prices and low demand for power, Michigan-based Consumers Energy cancelled Friday a proposed $2 billion clean coal plant near Bay City, Mich.,…
December 3, 2011 Arch Coal announces reductions at Dugout Canyon mine The Canyon Fuel subsidiary of Arch Coal has said that it would be scaling back production at the Dugout Canyon mine near Wellington, Utah, in response to continuing weakness in…
December 2, 2011 Goldman says commodities to rally in 2012 Goldman Sachs Group forecast that commodities may rally 15% in the next 12 months, sticking with an “overweight” recommendation on raw materials and predicting Brent crude may surge to highest…
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