August 7, 2011 Harsh times in Vancouver Island’s coal mining past The Times Colonist has a look at the history of coal mining on Vancouver Island starting in 1912 and writing that the troubles started in Extension, a small mining community…
August 7, 2011 World’s top miners worry most about greater government control Dow Jones reports resource nationalism is the top business risk for the top 30 global miners, while supply capacity constraints ranging from skills shortage to infrastructure bottlenecks continue to dominate…
August 7, 2011 Battle over coal for China highlights global economic change When a Seattle-based shipping company announced plans last year for a deepwater cargo port that it promised would create hundreds of jobs, it looked like good news. This waterfront community…
August 7, 2011 Australia evinces interest to invest in India mining sector Australia has evinced keen interest to invest around Rs 9,000 crore in the mining sector in Orissa and set up mineral-based units in the state. "We have proposal for investment…
August 7, 2011 Anti-coal protesters still at UK site Environmental campaigners are still waiting to be evicted from a site near an opencast mine in Shropshire, a month after an eviction notice was served. UK Coal applied to mine…
August 7, 2011 North American Stainless announces 35% surcharge for August shipment North American Stainless has announced that it will maintain the fuel surcharge at 35% for stainless flat and long products shipping in the month of August 2011.
August 7, 2011 Peabody Energy and Ameren ink contract for 91 million tonnes of Powder River Basin coal Peabody Energy and Ameren Corporation have entered into an agreement to provide 91 million tons of low sulfur coal to serve multiple electricity generating plants in Missouri through 2017. Peabody…
August 6, 2011 No more Aborigines handouts, Yunupingu Former Australian of the Year and Aboriginal leader, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, has called on his people to stop accepting welfare handouts, saying that it's killing them. Mr Yunupingu was speaking at…
August 6, 2011 South Africa coal exports fall again in July South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) exported 4.36 million tonnes of coal in July compared with 4.78 million tonnes the previous month, RBCT data showed on Thursday. This compares…
August 6, 2011 India’s NTPC mulling 25-year coal import deal State-run NTPC Ltd, India's largest power utility, is considering a 25-year coal import deal, its chairman said on Friday. The company will also invite bids in the next few days…
Rising copper prices help Freeport-McMoRan offset Grasberg production dip Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter and hit all-time highs late in December. January 22, 2026 | 10:08 am
