August 13, 2012 Coal train strike in Colombia affects main producer Drummond output The world’s fourth-biggest coal exporter, Drummond International, had to dramatically cut production in Colombia as a three-weeks strike at Feneco, the main coal railway, continues to affect its operations, said…
August 13, 2012 US coal severance tax benefits small mining areas A West Virginia worker was recently stationed at major intersection in Kanawha county with an important mission: count how many coal trucks pass by in an hour. He recorded 57…
August 13, 2012 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.
August 13, 2012 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.
August 13, 2012 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…
August 13, 2012 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…
August 13, 2012 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.
August 13, 2012 Orvana reports results for the third quarter with adjusted earnings of $0.03/share and appoints new chief operating officer The report highlights an adjusted earnings of $0.03/share, a new chief operating officer and production of 18,344 ounces of gold with 5.1 million pounds of copper.
August 12, 2012 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…
August 12, 2012 Xstrata points to thermal coal recovery Coal chief executive Peter Freyberg has called the bottom of the thermal coal market, telling investors last week ''we are seeing recovery in the markets''.
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm