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…
October 16, 2011 Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal receive final regulatory clearance to proceed with Macarthur Coal takeover Peabody Energy BTU +3.19% and ArcelorMittal MT +3.36% today announced they have received clearance from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) to proceed with the…
October 16, 2011 House blocks EPA on coal ash All but one of Indiana's House members voted Friday to block tougher federal regulations of the waste left after burning coal for electricity.
October 16, 2011 Coking coal outlook a boon for Carabella There has been further confirmation in the past few days that when looking at resource commodities, coking coal is the place to be to protect against the softness being experienced…
October 16, 2011 Workers’ strike, excessive rain affect Coal India production Production by Coal India Ltd has been hit hard by a recent strike by workers and excessive rainfall at some of its collieries, affecting coal supply at most thermal power…
October 15, 2011 Groups sue to block W. Virginia coal mine Bloomberg reports that three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the proposed Highland Reylas mountaintop removal mine in Logan County, West Virginia. The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy,…
October 15, 2011 Perry vows to unleash US potential to be ‘Saudi Arabia of coal’ Fading Republican 2012 candidate Rick Perry pledged Friday to unleash a new economic boom by throwing open land and seas to oil drilling and tapping America's status as the “Saudi…
October 15, 2011 Eastern Inner Mongolia coal output to surge in next 5 yrs Coal production in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia is estimated to increase substantially in the 12th Five-Year Plan Period, according to the relevant government authority.
October 15, 2011 Coal mining’s human cost examined The human cost of coal mining and the price paid by miners in sickness, injury and disability is being studied in a new £1m research project. Findings from the five-year…
Solway to restart Guatemala nickel plant after price surge The amounts involved are a small fraction of global nickel supplies, estimated by analysts at around four million metric tons this year. January 29, 2026 | 07:26 am
