July 6, 2011 GVK Power to raise $1.2 bn debt for Hancock coal assets India's GVK Power, a unit of infrastructure major GVK Group, which had inked a deal to purchase two of Hancock Prospecting's thermal coal mines in Australia for around $2.4 billion,…
July 5, 2011 Coal ramp-up could give Vale extra $8bn revenues Coal could be a driver of growth for Brazilian mining giant Vale as it increases production of the key steel ingredient by as much as 35 million metric tonnes over…
July 5, 2011 Supply threat hits Griffin Coal’s $1.2bn power sale Griffin Coal administrators have confirmed that the $1.2 billion sale of its power business, which was due for completion in May, has been derailed by the new owner of Griffin…
July 5, 2011 Burning coal indoors linked to birth defects By Eric Schultz NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who inhale coal smoke at home may put their babies at increased risk of birth defects, Chinese researchers say. Zhiwen Li…
July 5, 2011 Carbon capture and storage: still not an option Eliminating carbon from power plant emissions is cost-prohibitive and environmentally counterproductive Jeffrey H. Michel Editor’s note: This is an important update on our previous assessment [1] Carbon Capture and Storage…
July 4, 2011 China Hit by Two Coal Mine Disasters Heavy flooding in China has led to two separate coal mine accidents, which killed three people and trapped more than 40 on Saturday. In the first accident, heavy rains caused…
July 4, 2011 India mineral output slumps 14.5% in April The Economic Times reports Indian mineral production declined 14.52 percent in April compared to the preceding month due to sharp drop in the output of coal, bauxite and copper, official…
July 4, 2011 US study says sulfur from China’s coal-burning caused slight pause in global warming Scientists have come up with a possible explanation for why the rise in Earth's temperature paused for a bit during the 2000s, one of the hottest decades on record. The…
July 4, 2011 Vale increases coal production at Mozambique mine Vale has increased its initial coal production target at the Moatize mine in Mozambique by 76% and is planning to quadruple that result in 2012. Vale sales manager Marcelo Matos…
July 4, 2011 China’s imminent collision with peak coal World coal production is dominated by China. China's coal production is projected to peak in 2027 with a peak production level of 5.1 billion tons. World (excluding China)'s coal production…
Capstone Copper’s Chilean workers ready to strike if mediation fails The 645-member union rejected a contract offer in mid-December. December 24, 2025 | 12:12 pm
