July 31, 2011 Reuters: Ukraine mourns after 37 die in mine accidents Two separate accidents at mines in Ukraine have claimed the lives of 37 miners, Reuters reported Sunday: Rescue work ended on Sunday at two Ukrainian coal mines where accidents killed…
July 31, 2011 Let’s get political: Olivia Newton-John raises alarm over fracking near Byron Bay A grassroots movement opposed to coal-seam gas (CSG) mining got a boost of star power on Saturday, when 70s pop singer Olivia Newton-John panned the controversial practice. The Australian singer,…
July 31, 2011 Global steel production to hit a record of 1500 million tons in 2011 China’s crude steel output hit a all time record of 350.64 million tons in the first six months of 2011. The steel output growth rate was 11.5 percentage points higher…
July 31, 2011 BHP Australian Miners Resume Strikes Ahead of Further Talks Workers at BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP)’s coking-coal mines in Australia, the world’s largest exporter of the steelmaking ingredient, resumed strikes Saturday as labor unions prepare for the last two rounds…
July 31, 2011 Plans are under way for two coal upgrade plants A subsidiary of coal miner Bumi Resources, and Japanese steel manufacturer Kobe Steel are jointly constructing a smelter that will transform brown coal into higher-quality coal.
July 31, 2011 Striking S.African coal and gold miners to meet the Chamber of Mines in separate talks on Monday Striking S.African coal and gold miners will meet the Chamber of Mines in separate talks on Monday in a bid to end stoppages that have cost Africa’s largest economy tens…
July 30, 2011 Six dead in covered-up coal mine accident in China Six people were killed in a coal mine explosion that had been covered up for 13 days in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, a provincial work safety official said today.
July 30, 2011 $100 million Wyoming clean coal plant suspended General Electric and the University of Wyoming have suspended plans for a $100 million clean coal research facility near Cheyenne amid uncertainty in the nation's energy policy.
July 30, 2011 Iran crude steel output up 11.6 pct in H1: report Some 484.8 million tons of crude steel was produced in Asia during the mentioned period, showing 6.7 percent increase in comparison to corresponding time span the year before, the report…
July 30, 2011 Coal, power plants blamed for almost half of industrial air pollution The most toxic air pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants can be found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, according to a new study released by the nonprofit Natural Resources…
ERG earmarks $1B for Kazakhstan operations Operations of the private, Luxembourg-headquartered miner in Kazakhstan represent more than one-third of the country’s metals and mining industry. January 23, 2026 | 09:36 am
