February 13, 2009 Ultra-Dynamics supply Ultramoist microwave moisture monitor to Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group Hunter Valley Coal Energy (a subsidiary of BHP Billiton) Excel Coal Limited (a subsidiary of Peabody Pacific) White Mining (a subsidiary of Felix Resources) Donaldson Coal Whitehaven Coal Mining Centennial…
February 12, 2009 Appeals judge orders tougher mine safety rules AP via Yahoo News (Feb 10, 2009) - A judge on Tuesday ordered the federal agency that regulates coal mining to strengthen rules designed to make the nation's 38,000 underground…
February 9, 2009 Potential increased coal recovery from technology that addresses economic and environmental waste impoundment issues A $13 million cooperative effort with America’s Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) over the past seven years has resulted in the successful demonstration of a novel…
December 12, 2008 President Bush promotes coal as a means toward energy independence AP (August 1, 2008) - President Bush, in a speech to the West Virginia Coal Association, said that he's using his last six months in office to push new energy…
December 11, 2008 Plan may double Australia Newcastle coal exports SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Exports from Australia’s Newcastle coal port, the world’s largest, could double under a state government expansion plan, […]
December 5, 2008 CIC Gains Momentum On Mmamabula Power, Coal Plans Toronto-based CIC Energy is going forward with plans to build a coal mine and power station at its Mmamabula project, in Botswana.
December 3, 2008 RBCT Sees No Slowdown In Coal Exports The quantity of coal exported from the world’s largest single coal terminal, the Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT), remains high despite declining coal prices.
December 2, 2008 Rio Tinto taps into new technology to cut emissions Work is well advanced on a drilling programme at Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley Warkworth coal mine in Australia in a pilot project that aims to reduce the impact of greenhouse…
November 25, 2008 Vale Invests $250m In Mozambique Coal Mine The world’s largest producer of iron ore, Vale, plans to invest US$250 million to restart the Moatize coal mine in Mozambique. Vale has been the concession holder on coal mining…
November 21, 2008 New IEA report predicts surge in global coal use A new report released last week by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that primary world energy demand will grow 45% by […]
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
