October 17, 2011 EU Roadmap: wind will blow away coal, nuclear within 40 years, double your energy bill The FT reports in a European Commission report on green energy leaked Monday all scenarios point to wind farms becoming the biggest source of electricity in the bloc by 2050,…
October 17, 2011 CSP Today two-part guide to South Africa-CSP alternative to coal in South Africa Solar PV Solar Thermal Electric Thermal Bioenergy Biofuels Biogas Biomass Other renewables Miscellaneous Geothermal Ocean Energy Small Hydro Blogs Ritesh Pothan John Joshi Tom Hopkinson Rex Zietsman Al Maiorino Doug…
October 17, 2011 Xstrata South Africa ops hit by strike The company reports that all of its coal operations in South Africa are affected by a worker strike which began late Sunday, with a number of its alloys facilities impacted.…
October 17, 2011 Hodges Resources [ASX: HDG] – Drilling identifies thick shallow coal intersections at the Morupule South Coal Project, Botswana Hodges Resources Ltd (ASX: HDG) has announced the initial findings of the drilling currently underway at the Company's Morupule South Coal Project (PL121/2010) in Botswana.* Initial three holes intersect good…
October 17, 2011 New dense medium cyclone offers benefits in coal processing Weir Minerals Africa is poised to go into full production with its fully locally fabricated Cavex® ceramic dense medium (DM) cyclone, developed to offer coal companies around the world an…
October 17, 2011 New version of Gemcom Minex geology and mine planning targets growing number of underground coal mines Gemcom Software International has released Gemcom MinexTM 6.1, the latest version of the industry's only integrated end-to-end software solution designed specifically for stratified deposits. Minex fully integrates all aspects of…
October 16, 2011 Mining protest reaches new heights Protesters made their opposition to coal and coal seam gas mining pretty clear during a mountain-top campaign yesterday.
October 16, 2011 NTPC plans to acquire coal mines in Mozambique, Indonesia NTPC Ltd, India’s biggest power producer, has appointed a consultant to evaluate two medium-sized coal mine acquisitions in Mozambique and Indonesia even as it plans to exit International Coal Ventures…
October 16, 2011 New South Wales to section off part of park for mining BHP Billiton has convinced the New South Wales state government to carve out a piece of a proposed national park to be used for coal mining. Sydney Morning Herald reported…
October 16, 2011 Xstrata’s South African miners poised to strike More labour unrest is brewing at South African mines. Reuters reports that workers poised to strike at 16:00 GMT today at Xstrata's operations across the country. The strike is over…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
