August 31, 2011 Three coal miners killed Shillong - Three coal miners have died after inhaling toxic gas (sulpur dioxide) in a coal pit in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills, according to an environmentalist. "We have confirmed that…
August 31, 2011 Australia’s Whitehaven shares fall after stake selldowns Private equity groups First Reserve Corp and AMCI International have sold A$390 million ($416 million) worth of shares in Australian miner Whitehaven Coal , which failed to find a buyer…
August 31, 2011 Beijing’s coal use to be capped The capital city will cap its annual coal consumption at 20 million tons by 2015, as part of its plan to release less carbon and further reduce air pollution, the…
August 31, 2011 $5B deal for Australian coal company long awaited The deal for Peabody Energy, the world's biggest private-sector coal company, and a partner to buy Australia's Macarthur Coal for more than $5 billion concludes more than a year of…
August 31, 2011 Universal Coal acquires 50 pct stake in South African coking coal asset Universal Coal (ASX: UNV) has secured the Donkin licence area, adjacent to the Somerville coking coal project in the Limpopo Province of South Africa, on a farm-in basis. Based on…
August 30, 2011 Anglo American could lose out to Mittal on Macarthur Coal Anglo American is poised to lose out in the A$4.9bn (3.2bn) takeover tussle for Macarthur Coal after the Australian company recommended a sweetened offer from a consortium of US-based Peabody…
August 30, 2011 Coal now accounts for 40% of global power generation According to a new MarketResearch.com report coal accounts for over 40% of total global electrical generation – more than 1,700TWh in 2010 – and the installed generating capacity in 2010…
August 30, 2011 China pulls 19 from flooded mine in rare rescue Rescue workers on Tuesday saved 19 miners from a flooded Chinese mine where they had been trapped for a week, state media said, in a rare good-news story for an…
August 30, 2011 China wants to keep rare mineral export restrictions China said on Wednesday that it would appeal against a World Trade Organisation ruling that it illegally restricted exports of certain rare and speciality metals and minerals including bauxite, coking…
August 30, 2011 Wesfarmers selects ThoroughTec to support Curragh rampup As one of Australia’s largest independent coal producers, Westfarmers Curragh has made further investments into site safety, training and operational efficiency in the way it inducts, trains and up-skills new…
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