March 10, 2011 Tata Steel expects 15% jump in raw material costs The Wall Street Journal writes that Tata Steel Ltd. expects its raw material costs to increase around 15% in the next fiscal […]
March 10, 2011 Institutional support for Rio Tinto offer is growing – Riversdale CEO Institutional shareholders in Riversdale Mining are moving toward backing global miner Rio Tinto's sweetened A$3.9 billion takeover offer for the Mozambique-focused coal miner, Riversdale's chief executive said on Thursday. Rio…
March 10, 2011 Riversdale Mining backs increased Rio Tinto takeover offer Riversdale Mining head Steve Mallyon has backed Rio Tinto's increased offer for the coal company, warning investors there was no hint of a competing bid, The Wall Street Journal reported.…
March 10, 2011 Hong Kong lures miners Eric Lam, writing in The Financial Post, reports on junior companies that are tapping a rich vein of investor interest in Hong Kong […]
March 7, 2011 6 bidders left in tussle for Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit ArcelorMittal, Vale and Xstrata are among six bidders short-listed to develop Mongolia's Tavan Tolgoi mine, the world's largest untapped coking coal deposit, Mongolia said on Monday. U.S. coal miner Peabody…
March 6, 2011 Last coal plant in US Pacific Northwest to shut down starting in 2020 The last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest will shut down completely by 2025 under an agreement announced Saturday by Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, says a report by the…
March 4, 2011 Teck announces coal shipment with Westshore Teck Resources Limited ("Teck", TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) announced today that it has reached agreement with Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership ("Westshore") on terms for the shipment of steelmaking coal…
March 4, 2011 Coalhunter Mining to be acquired by Cardero Resources for $2 million Cardero Resource Corp. announced on Friday that it will acquire all of Coalhunter Mining Corporation's outstanding securities. Cardero will pay about Can$2.1 million in the transaction. Cardero Resources was up…
March 3, 2011 Kate Middleton has coal mining connection The Associated Press reports that Kate Middleton’s ancestors worked in England’s coal pits: Her great-grandfather left coal country nearly a century ago […]
March 1, 2011 Australian iron ore, coal and gold exports to rise further in 2011 The Australian Government's statistics bureau (ABARE) is looking for further growth in iron ore, coal and gold exports in the current year as the commodities boom continues. PERTH (The West…
Titan Mining starts graphite production at New York plant Milestone marks the first step in re-establishing a domestic natural graphite supply chain in the US for the first time in 70 years. January 26, 2026 | 04:15 pm
