May 20, 2011 Upper Big Branch mine disaster ‘a story of hubris’ –WVA Governor’s panel The West Virginia Governor's Independent Investigation Panel announced Thursday its findings that the explosion that killed 29 miners at the Upper Big Branch coal mine on April 5, 2010, was…
May 20, 2011 Pacific Coast Plaza to buy 3.6m tons of coal valued at over $300m from Global Earth Energy & Modern Coal Global Earth Energy and its Texas-based joint venture partner Modern Coal announced on Thursday the offer by Pacific Coast Plaza Inc. to purchase 100,000 metric tons of coal per month…
May 20, 2011 Bloomberg: GVK said to be in talks to borrow $850m for Australia’s Hancock mines Bloomberg reports on Thursday that GVK Power & Infrastructure, a builder of airports and utilities controlled by Indian billionaire GV Krishna Reddy, is in talks to borrow as much as…
May 19, 2011 China’s interest in Latin American commodities continues Latin America used to be known for its economic and political instability. But it fought off the global financial crisis with relative […]
May 19, 2011 Coal under a cloud: Cliffs delays outlook due to storm woes Cliffs Natural Resources announced that underground mining operations at its Oak Grove mine in Alabama, have now resumed after being stopped abruptly 2 weeks ago - after the mine was…
May 19, 2011 2010 US mine disaster preventable: probe Last year's death of 29 miners in one of the worst mining disasters in US history "could have been prevented," a panel concluded Thursday, blasting the owner for lax safety…
May 19, 2011 International Coal Group Stock Hits New 52-Week High (ICO) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- International Coal Group (NYSE:ICO) hit a new 52-week high Thursday as it is currently trading at $14.52, above its previous 52-week high of $14.51 with 6.9…
May 19, 2011 China’s Stocks Decline on Rate Concern, Higher Energy Costs May 19 (Bloomberg) -- China’s stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by property developers and power producers, on concern the central bank will boost borrowing costs…
May 19, 2011 Continuous mining machine attracts interest from South African coal miners International mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus reports that its latest development, the 35M continuous miner, has attracted a lot of attention from South African colliery operators constantly on the lookout for…
May 19, 2011 Glencore IPO expected to boost appeal of Hong Kong as a mining destination Commodities trader Glencore's bumper public offering has increased interest in Hong Kong listings from across the mining sector and will prove a welcome boost to the bourse, a senior executive…
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
