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NSL’s Australia thermal coal project permit granted

NSL Consolidated (ASX: NSL) announced Monday it has been formally granted the first of its four thermal coal exploration tenements, EPC 2198, in the Eromanga Basin in southwest Queensland, Australia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 13, 2012 | 3:37 pm

Archeologists uncovered treasures at Rio Tinto coal mine

Some of the oldest aboriginal artifacts have been discovered at Rio Tinto's Warkworth coal mine in Australia’s Hunter Valley.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 3:16 pm

Chicago rejects coal-to-gas plant

Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, exercised his veto power late on Friday to reject a bill that would have forced natural gas utilities to acquire synthetic gas at prices double the current market rate for the next 30 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 2:26 pm

Sinking coal prices force major job cuts in Australia

Xstrata Coal confirmed Monday it has cut a number of jobs from its coal mining operations in Australia, due to sinking prices for both coking and certain kinds of thermal coal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 1:09 pm

Botswana’s Okavango diamond announces interim board

Okavango Diamond Company (ODC), the new diamond trading enterprise owned by the Botswana government, today (Monday) announced its interim board with Toby Frears as its first managing director.

IDEX Online | August 13, 2012 | 10:57 am

Coal India board may approve changes in model FSA

Coal India board is likely to approve on Monday the model fuel supply agreement (FSA) to be signed with power firms, with significant changes in the penalty clause for failing to supply to them a minimum 80 per cent quantity of the total fuel contract.

The Economic Times | August 12, 2012 | 5:05 pm