November 22, 2011 Pike hydro mining operator worried mine could blow up The former hydro-mining operator at Pike River says he left the mine after only three months because he was worried it could blow up.
November 21, 2011 White Energy bleeds as partner bails out White Energy shares were pushed to new lows on Monday as it disclosed the rupture of negotiations with its Indonesian joint partner, exposing it to a $100 million loss on…
November 21, 2011 Schmidt, Kranz acquires 75% of allmineral Germany's Schmidt, Kranz Group has acquired 75% of mineral processing major, allmineral. The group is already the owner of Hazemag & EPR. "The Schmidt, Kranz Group's involvement is a further…
November 20, 2011 MONGOLIA – JV for coal and iron ore projects A new joint venture has been formed between one of the world’s top oil and commodity traders and one of Mongolia’s largest private natural resources investors. The 50:50 JV between…
November 20, 2011 Searching for 8 missing coal miners stopped Rescuers decided to stop the search for eight miners Sunday who have been trapped underground for 10 days in a coal pit after a gas leak accident in Southwest China's…
November 19, 2011 Coal miner Bumi says output on track after Q3 jump Coal miner Bumi Plc, a venture between financier Nat Rothschild and Indonesia's Bakrie family, said it was on track to hit its 2011 output goal after a 35 percent rise…
November 19, 2011 Workers at Newmont Indonesia on strike-official Newmont Mining Corp's Indonesian unit said output was unaffected at its copper and gold mine even though 400 workers had gone on strike in a dispute over working shifts. "It…
November 19, 2011 Taiwan’s China Steel in talks to defer ore, coal shipments 19-NOV-2011 Intellasia | Business Week Free newsletter - click here China Steel Corp., Taiwan's largest producer, is in talks with BHP Billiton Ltd, Rio Tinto Group and Vale SA to…
November 19, 2011 Indonesia underground thermal coal mine to start production April 2012 Kusuma Raya Utama, an Indonesian-Chinese joint venture, is planning to begin production at its second underground thermal coal mine, located in Bengkulu on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in April…
November 19, 2011 Austin TX mayor moves to get city off coal, onto renewables Austin - Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell announced this week his bid for re-election, with a new campaign promise to move the city away from its energy dependence on coal toward…
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm