July 29, 2011 Xstrata buys First Coal for US$153 million Xstrata, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, has agreed to acquire Canadian coal company First Coal for US$153 million, the Swiss miner said on Thursday.
July 29, 2011 Rev up for resources boom in China Last week I sat down with Laura Mandaro from Marketwatch to discuss what’s currently driving commodity markets. One of the key drivers today is the robust economic activity and commodity…
July 29, 2011 FLSmidth wins order for a coal handling project in India FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately EUR 25m (approximately DKK 180m) by Jhabua Power Ltd. for the supply and installation of the first phase of a 1,800 tons…
July 28, 2011 Teck doubles Q2 profits Diversified miner Teck Resources doubled its quarterly profit on higher copper and coal prices, the company announced on Thursday. Teck said it brought in $756 million in profits in the…
July 28, 2011 MSHA releases latest results of mine inspections Federal regulators say they issued citations for safety violations at 12 coal mines in June.
July 28, 2011 Australia out of step with climate leaders on CCS The Australian carbon tax proposal, revealed earlier this month, was meant to make the country one of the world’s climate change leaders. Unfortunately it fails to provide a meaningful strategy…
July 28, 2011 Building the world’s largest coal mine turning into diplomatic disaster China Briefing News reports state-owned Shenhua, the leader of a joint Chinese, Mongolian, Russian, and US consortium awarded the western block of Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi coking coal field – the…
July 28, 2011 After optimistic MSHA report, 3 more coal deaths No sooner had that release come out, than a West Virginia miner was electrocuted last night down in McDowell County. And in fact, at the time that U.S. Mine Safety…
July 28, 2011 Fortune Minerals planning to mine huge anthracite coal deposit in BC One of the largest metallurgical coal deposits on earth could soon be producing coal for export, thanks to London, Ontario-based Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX-FT). Fortune recently signed a joint venture…
July 28, 2011 Tree-sitters halt blasting at ex-Massey mine for eighth day The Huntington News reports Thursday two protesters associated with the portentous Radical Action for Mountain People's Survival Campaign, continue to occupy trees within the Bee Tree surface mine's blasting zone,…
Indonesia identifies eight blocks with large rare earth reserve potential The blocks will be mined by the new state-owned miner Perminas. February 10, 2026 | 09:51 am
