August 30, 2011 Coal sector questions Grattan’s findings on carbon tax impact The Australian Coal Association (ACA) today questioned the results of the Grattan Institute research on the impact of the proposed carbon tax on the coal, LNG and steel industries.
August 30, 2011 Macarthur Coal backs sweetened Peabody, Arcelor offer Australia's Macarthur Coal has backed a slightly sweetened A$4.9 billion ($5.2 billion) takeover offer from Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal . Peabody and ArcelorMittal raised their offer by 3 percent to…
August 29, 2011 North American Gem starts drilling in Saskatchewan North American Gem Inc. (NAG) (TSX VENTURE:NAG) reports that DJ Drilling LTD. of Aldergrove, B.C., has commenced drilling near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. NAG has permitted five fully approved drill locations…
August 29, 2011 World’s first OTC swap for coking coal transacted THE world's first coking coal swap transaction via an over-the-counter contract was completed Monday.
August 29, 2011 Coal infrastructure safe after Hurricane Irene US ports, railroads and terminals on the east coast suffered minor damage over the weekend from Hurricane Irene, and operations are quickly returning to normal after the storm proved less…
August 29, 2011 Colombia’s Cerrejon cuts coal exports to Asia, can’t compete with Australia, Indonesia Cerrejon LLC, Colombia's top coal exporter, is reducing its shipments to Asia as it becomes increasingly difficult for the company to compete on prices in that market with coal firms…
August 29, 2011 Department of Energy announces $41 million investment for carbon capture development The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal–fired power plants. The projects, valued…
August 29, 2011 Body found unloading coal train on SE Side Body found unloading coal train from Montana on Southeast Side near 100th Street, Calumet River The body was discovered while crews were emptying out the coal into a container near…
August 29, 2011 Optimum Coal says Glencore unit has 14.1 pct stake it South Africa's Optimum Coal said on Monday that a unit of Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader, had bought a 14.1 percent stake in it. The announcement comes after Optimum,…
August 29, 2011 New Hope moves to mop up Northern Energy shares New Hope Energy has offered A$2 ($2.12) a share for the outstanding 19.17pc of Northern Energy that it does not already own, as it looks to take full control of…
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
