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,…
July 28, 2011 Consol Energy reports fifth consecutive quarter of record coal revenue; US thermal coal sold out due to hot weather CONSOL Energy, a diversifed fuel producer in the Eastern United States, reported adjusted net income of $174 million or 76 cents per diluted share, in the quarter ended June 30,…
July 28, 2011 Swan Hills Synfuels secures $285 million grant from Province of Alberta to build carbon capture and storage project The Province of Alberta and Swan Hills Synfuels are advancing a clean gas for clean power project that will dramatically reduce emissions by capturing and sequestering over 1.3 million tonnes…
July 28, 2011 Greenpeace says coal-fired energy costs ailing Greece ATHENS (AFP) - Cash-strapped Greece could save billions of euros in environmental and health costs by abandoning a reliance on coal-fired electricity production, Greenpeace activists said on Thursday. "At a…
July 28, 2011 Cougar seeks review of Kingaroy ban ASX-listed Cougar Energy on Thursday said that it would seek a review of the Queensland government’s decision to restrict the company’s activities at the Kingaroy underground coal gasification trial site.
July 28, 2011 Mining could start at Tower Colliery ‘by Christmas’ Councillors voted in favour of the project to turn Tower into a huge opencast mine and excavate around six million tonnes of coal. The scheme, which will create up to…
July 28, 2011 Universal says Limpopo coking coal project has 1Bt resource Junior Universal Coal, which is listed in Australia, has taken a up a 40% stake in the Berenice project in South Africa’s Limpopo, after completing the first phase of drilling…
July 28, 2011 Xstrata bidding for Canadian coal explorer Major miner Xstrata is making an agreed $153 million bid for Canada's First Coal Corporation which owns coking coal exploration leases in British Columbia Miner Xstrata has made an all-cash…
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
