August 23, 2011 Parkinson: coal is the new black A schooner of beer that costs $60? A loaf of bread for $20. A shirt that costs $350? There have been some wild claims on both sides of the climate…
August 23, 2011 BHP rules with iron fist Mining giant BHP Billiton has defended as "effective" its strict office etiquette policy, which bans workers from eating pungent food, throwing jackets on their chairs or leaving Post-it notes on…
August 23, 2011 US coal exports up 35% through mid-year; likely to top 100 Mt in 2011 US coal exports increased 35% to 53.6 million short tons through June 2011, according to a recent edition of NMA’s (National Mining Association) International Coal Review. Strong demand from Asia…
August 22, 2011 Sensidyne releases new coal mine safety instrument Sensidyne, LP, a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial health and safety equipment, releases the CDEM-1000 for sale. The Sensidyne CDEM-1000 Coal Dust Explosibility Meter is a portable, handheld, easy-to-use…
August 22, 2011 Xstrata’s huge thermal coal project being challenged in Australian court over impacts to Great Barrier Reef Lawyers for Swiss mining giant Xstrata are in court today defending a massive coal project slated for Queensland. The AU$6 billion Wandoan coal mine has come under fire by environmentalists…
August 22, 2011 Coal India Ltd unions place wage demands raging from 100 pct to 500 pct hike Four of the five trade unions of mining major have placed their wage demand with the management.
August 22, 2011 EastCoal plans to start up wash plant at Ukrainian mine by 2012 EastCoal, a Canadian company focused on coal production in Ukraine, plans to start up operation of a wash plant for its Verticalnaya mine in Ukraine before year-end, the company said…
August 22, 2011 China introduces new mine safety standards China's top workplace safety regulator, State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), has introduced new national standards for safety technology used in coalmines.
August 22, 2011 Canada proposes crackdown on coal-fired power Proposed standards would in effect ban coal-fired power stations without carbon capture capabilities The Canadian government has proposed long-awaited rules that could result in the phasing out of coal-fired power…
August 22, 2011 UK Coal evicts protesters UK Coal has successfully evicted a group of protesters from a proposed opencast site in Shropshire. The Doncaster-based company successfully secured an eviction notice against the campaigners, who have been…
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