June 1, 2011 Over shareholder objections, Alpha, Massey officially finalize $7bn merger Alpha Natural Resources is expected to complete its $7 billion acquisition of Massey Energy Wednesday morning, after Massey shareholders lost two legal […]
June 1, 2011 Australia’s proposed carbon tax could raise sovereign risk, ruin coal industry – miners Mining giants warned Australia on Wednesday that its planned carbon-reduction scheme could cost the industry as much as $25 billion through 2020, cut coal production by a third and send…
June 1, 2011 China setting the pace for iron ore The world's biggest consumer of steel is ready to raise the stakes. Steel demand in China is expected to rise by around 25% by the year 2015, to a huge…
May 31, 2011 America West Resources completes mine development and commences full production at Horizon Coal Mine America West Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: AWSR), a domestic compliant coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, today announced that it has successfully completed mine development and commenced full production…
May 31, 2011 Cobalt Coal Corp. announces that the continuous miner is back on production Cobalt Coal announced an update to the previous press release of May 18, 20011 where a significant machine malfunctioned at its Westchester […]
May 31, 2011 Chinese, Indian coal demand to surge by 2015 Top coal consumer China should see import demand more than double in the next four years and India will be close behind as both hoover up supplies on international markets…
May 30, 2011 China coal imports to double in 2015, India close behind Top coal consumer China should see import demand more than double in the next four years and India will be close behind as both hoover up supplies on international markets…
May 30, 2011 Construction starts on world’s biggest biomass power station as scores of coal-fired plants face shutdown Engineering work has begun at a coal-fired power station on the banks of the Thames in England, UK that could turn it into the world's largest biomass plant with almost…
May 30, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
May 30, 2011 Resourcehouse launches $3.6bn IPO in Hong Kong Australian mining company Resourcehouse, controlled by billionaire Clive Palmer, launched its planned $3.6 billion Hong Kong IPO on Sunday, betting on rising coal prices to attract investors to its large…
Midnight Sun rises on Zambia-DRC copper district where superpowers converge Company just released an initial resource in the heart of the Zambian-Congo Copperbelt. February 08, 2026 | 06:36 am
