June 28, 2011 Feds to brief families of W.Va. mine blast victims Federal investigators are preparing to release their latest findings about the Upper Big Branch mine explosion to the families of the 29 coal miners killed in the April 2010 tragedy…
June 28, 2011 Coal generators and the EPA power struggle: will consumers foot the electric bills? Utility giant American Electric Power (AEP) sent shock waves last week by suggesting consumers could see their electricity bills jump an estimated 40-60% in the next few years. AEP is…
June 28, 2011 Corsa Coal Corp. continues under federal jurisdiction Corsa Coal Corp. ("Corsa") (TSX VENTURE:CSO) is pleased to announce that it has continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act as approved by Shareholders at the Annual and Special Meeting…
June 28, 2011 Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. names David Webb Senior Vice President, Global Coal Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today announced David Webb will join the organization as senior vice president, global coal effective July 18, 2011. In this position, Mr.…
June 28, 2011 Coal for export may suffer high tariff A source from Ministry of Finance said that the agency is drafting an export tariff frame on coal, accordingly the expected tariff may be raised to 20 percent instead of…
June 28, 2011 Australia’s carbon tax debate ongoing Controversy over Australia's carbon tax plan has heated up after Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised extra compensation for the country's lowest income households to offset energy price rises resulting from…
June 28, 2011 Xstrata Coal upgrades to multiple leading edge technology PRO3 simulators to strive for best practice Xstrata Coal has chosen to upgrade its existing fleet of simulators based in the Hunter Valley NSW, Australia to three PRO3 base simulators and a range of equipment modules units…
June 27, 2011 The wandering workforce: why FIFO is the best model for our mining sector One of the most debated issues in regional Australia today is the mining industry practice of fly-in-fly-out operations. It is a particularly interesting issue in Western Australia because there was…
June 27, 2011 Chinese miners plunge as reverse-listing contagion spreads Iron, zinc and coal miner China Natural Resources shed 20% of its value on the Nasdaq stock exchange in morning trade on Monday in the absence of any fresh news…
June 27, 2011 Man survives being hit by coal train A 26-year-old man is lucky to be alive after he was struck by a train at Murphys Creek early yesterday morning. He […]
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