March 24, 2011 U.S. gov’t opens up more land for coal mining The Obama Administration is making more land available for coal mining in Wyoming, says a report from CNN: Coal mining on public lands will expand in the coming months in…
March 23, 2011 Teck lowers estimated coal output by one million tonnes due to weather, labour dispute Teck Resources announced today that it expects lowers coal output this year due to bad weather conditions along its rail lines and […]
March 21, 2011 Union rejects deal; strike continues at Elkview coal mine in BC Over half of the employees at Teck's Elkview mine in British Columbia have voted to reject a five-year collective agreement. Accepting the agreement would have ended the strike, which is…
March 20, 2011 Coal explorer Carabella raises $29m Coal explorer Carabella Resources says it has raised $29 million via a significantly oversubscribed placement to institutional and sophisticated investors, AAP reported: The company placed 16.08 million shares at a…
March 20, 2011 Rio Tinto faces key week for Riversdale bid Riversdale Mining Ltd., after a slow take-up of acceptances since the offer was first made in December, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal: The bid was recently…
March 19, 2011 Indian suitors eye Australia’s Premier Coal With Lanco looking to build on its recent Griffin Coal purchase, a new turf war is set to emerge between Indian suitors […]
March 18, 2011 Alberta government to tax mining companies for cleanup The Alberta government will collect three times more revenue than previously under its revamped mine security program, which pledges to collect money for mine reclamation, The Edmonton Journal is reporting.…
March 17, 2011 U.S. coal shares up on nuclear power uncertainty Coal mining shares rose on Thursday amid uncertainty over the future of nuclear power as Japan races to avert a meltdown at a power plant crippled by last week's earthquake…
March 17, 2011 Proposed EPA regs could cost US coal as much as $125bn As the safety concerns about nuclear power continue to grab headlines globally, the U.S. EPA has decided to clamp down on coal-fired […]
March 16, 2011 Busy start to 2011 Despite the latest round of UN climate change negotiations concluding in Cancun at the end of 2010 and a temporary hiatus in climate talks until Bangkok in April, it has…
Vale faces renewed safety concerns after mine water overflows The incidents, near the towns of Ouro Preto and Congonhas, left no injuries, the companies and Minas Gerais' government said. January 26, 2026 | 01:57 pm
