July 24, 2011

External recruiters in BHP plans despite email scam

BHP Billiton will continue to source workers through external agencies despite a recent legal stoush over a rogue employment scam. The mining giant was forced to take legal action through…

July 24, 2011

New coal terminals for Mozambique

Construction work on a coal terminal at the northern Mozambican port of Nacala is to begin in July. Sources in Mozambique have revealed that Brazilian firm Vale, which will be…

July 24, 2011

Coal India not afraid of losing monopoly: Jha

Brushing off fears that commercial mining in coal sector may erode its monopoly and profitability, Coal India (CIL) today said it was geared up to face the challenge and would…

July 24, 2011

Meralco acquires 52 pct share of Subic coal plant

Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest distributor of electrical power, marked its reentry into the power-generation industry on Friday by acquiring a controlling interest in the $1.28-billion coal-fired thermal

July 24, 2011

Mongolia’s prized coal draws outsiders

Overlooking a deep black gash in the Gobi desert, Od Jambaljamts watched Caterpillar trucks rumble across the rim of the world’s biggest undeveloped coal deposit. He mused on Mongolia’s good…

July 24, 2011

Coal shortages likely to hurt power sector

Acute coal shortage could adversely impact the fast-growing power sector, which is expected to see a capacity addition of up to 1,00,000 MW during the 2012-17 period, according to industry…

July 24, 2011

Soon half of India’s power from private sector: Power Minister

Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has promised reform and an enabling policy environment that will ensure half of India's electricity is generated and distributed by private players, complementing state-run utilities.

July 24, 2011

Germany to fund new coal plants with climate change fund cash

It is reported that the German government wants to encourage the construction of new coal and gas power plants with millions of euros from a fund for promoting clean energy…

July 23, 2011

The rise and fall of the two biggest draglines ever built

Watch this documentary about two of the biggest draglines ever built. The Captain was the first of the big draglines, built by Marion Power Shovel for the Captain Mine in…

July 23, 2011

Australian carbon tax will hold back export industries – Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is disappointed with the Australian government's carbon tax proposal, warning it will inevitably hinder investment and jobs growth in Australia without reducing global carbon emissions. Rio Tinto believes…