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…
December 2, 2011 British Churchill Mining threatens Indonesian government with arbitration London-listed Churchill Mining Plc is threatening Indonesia to seek international arbitration, saying that the company was unlawfully deprived of a US$1.8 billion coal discovery in the jungles of Borneo Island.…
December 1, 2011 India’s Aditya Birla Group joins bid for Australian coal miner New Hope India's leading aluminum and copper producer Aditya Birla Group confirmed Thursday that it has officially expressed an interest in bidding for Australian coal miner New Hope.
December 1, 2011 South African gold mine cooling technology used in Chinese coal mine Mining Weekly reported that China National Coal Group will use a special cooling technology developed at a gold mine for its coal mining operations.
December 1, 2011 BHP Billiton strategy: get big or get out BHP Billiton’s avowed strategy is to only pursue enormous Tier 1 investment opportunities such as Pilbara iron ore and Bowen Basin coal. It comes as no surprise then to see…
December 1, 2011 MSHA puts 8 mines on notice for potential patterns of violations The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that eight mines around the country have received letters putting them on notice that each has a potential…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
