March 14, 2011 Quake halts production at Japanese steelmakers Reuters is reporting that FE Steel, the world's No 5 steelmaker, on Monday halted production at a plant near Tokyo and global fourth-ranked Nippon Steel suspended operations at two small…
March 14, 2011 Teck coal sales expected to drop in Q1 Teck Resources is blaming cold winter weather and train derailments for lower coal sales in the first quarter of 2011. The B.C.-based company expects Q1 coal sales to be between…
March 13, 2011 Coal shipping terminals in British Columbia could face competition down south Coal from Montana and Wyoming is often shipped through ports in British Columbia, such as Westshore Terminal near Vancouver, B.C., or to […]
March 11, 2011 Patriot Coal halts production at West Virginia mine According to a report from Reuters, Patriot Coal Corp. has halted production at its Rivers Edge metallurgical mine in West Virginia due to flooding in a sealed, mined-out area. An…
March 10, 2011 American railroads will get US$12 billion investment The Association of American Railroads said that freight railroads will get US$12 billion capital expenditure in 2011. The association released a state of the industry report on Wednesday, Great Expectations…
March 10, 2011 Coal to get the reality television treatment Thom Beers, the man behind the popular reality television series Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers, is now producing a series about coal mining in Appalachia. Coal premieres on Spike…
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 […]
Lundin Gold to invest $100 million in 2026 Ecuador exploration Lundin wants to increase its existing reserves totaling 5.54 million ounces, and identify new deposits through a three-year project. February 12, 2026 | 10:29 am
