October 21, 2011

Simandou speeding up, Olympic Dam open pit going ahead, massive copper find in Bolivia, Greenland Minerals and Energy’s critical technical breakthrough, $1.5 billion Aktogay copper project progress and much more …….

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October 20, 2011

Outokumpu to cut 1 in 6 workers on gloomy steel outlook

Reuters reports Outokumpu said it expected to report a significant operating loss in its final quarter as weak demand and prices continued to hit margins forcing the stainless steel maker…

October 20, 2011

Judge pares fine over deaths after hearing about UK Coal’s dire finances

The UK Daily Record reports a judge hearing how four miners died following safety breaches in 2006 and 2007 at Britain's biggest mining firm – UK Coal – has indicated…

October 20, 2011

Coal of Africa shares jump on Vele licence decision

Shares in Coal of Africa jumped as much as 21 percent on Wednesday after South Africa lifted the suspension of a key licence at its Vele colliery, allowing the miner…

October 19, 2011

House votes to leave coal ash management to states, not EPA

On Friday, following passage of a bill to delay Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)–promulgated Boiler MACT rules, the U.S. House of Representatives also passed the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act…

October 19, 2011

Indian quarry operator selects Atlas Copco for greater productivity

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October 19, 2011

‘Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal must decide whether to take action on their joint bid for Macarthur Coal’

The joint bidders for Macarthur coal must soon make a decision Source: Bloomberg PEABODY Energy and ArcelorMittal must today decide whether or not to take any action to try to…

October 19, 2011

Prophecy Coal to begin trading on TSX Wednesday

Coal miner Prophecy Coal (CVE:PCY) said Tuesday its shares will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange this Wednesday, giving the company greater access to capital markets and broadening its…

October 19, 2011

World’s largest coal-to-biomass power station conversion nears completion

Argus Media reports the biomass conversion of Germany utility RWE's Tilbury, UK, power plant is on schedule to be completed before the end of this year, possibly as soon as…

October 18, 2011

70,000 coal workers in India return to work after 35 days

Gulf News reports the agitation for a separate Telangana state has suffered a setback with nearly 70,000 workers of Singareni Collieries returning to work, ending a 35 days long strike.…