January 29, 2012 BHP fulfilling its $1.2 billion spending pledge BHP Billiton is “rapidly spending” the $1.2 billion it promised the South Australian government it would invest in the leadup to the mining giant's decision on whether to proceed with…
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January 29, 2012 Bangladesh signs deal for Indian-run company to build $1.5 billion coal-fired power plant Bangladesh has signed a deal with an Indian state-run company to build a $1.5-billion coal-fired power plant to help ease a severe shortage.
January 29, 2012 GOP wants Sen. Baucus to go rogue on Keystone XL oil sands pipeline Republicans are pressing Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to buck his leadership and use his authority in the payroll tax conference to green-light the Keystone oil sands pipeline.
January 29, 2012 Indian Diamond Industry to Train Tribal Women to Cut and Polished Diamonds An initiative by the Surat Diamond Association, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council, and the District Rural Development Agency will train poor tribal women as diamond cutters and polishers,…
January 29, 2012 Limpopo coal deal under scrutiny The board of Indian state-owned company Coal India will decide in Kolkata tomorrow whether to go ahead with a controversial possible joint venture with the Limpopo provincial government.
January 29, 2012 Daiichi Chuo targets boom in coal export from US Bloomberg reported that Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha, a Tokyo-based shipping line, is targeting a boom in coal exports from the US as the development of shale gas reserves in the…
January 29, 2012 Fanny Bay coal mine proposal draws hundreds to protest The Victoria Times Colonist reported that Compliance Energy Corp of Vancouver is hoping to build the Raven Underground Coal Project, a 3,100 hectare mine near Fanny Bay.
January 29, 2012 ‘Silver may outperform gold in near term’ Gold could build on its rally into next week and possibly close out the month of January with a gain, market participants said.
January 29, 2012 Somebody please tell Newt that mining the moon won’t be that easy Newt Gingrich, presidential aspirant in the current Republican contest, wants to see a permanent moon base established by the second term of his presidency that could be used for space…
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