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Cliffs to Buy Consolidated Thompson for $5 Billion

Cliffs Natural Resources said on Jan. 11 that it had agreed to buy Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for nearly $5 billion in […]

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2011 | 4:54 pm

Copper drops as mystery buyer keeps cover

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting a drop in copper on the LME for the fifth straight session, after reaching a record […]

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2011 | 4:32 pm

Chinese Experts to Study High-Tech Solutions for Coal Mine Safety in 12-Month Pilot at NYU-Poly

Kansas City Business Journal reports: With China’s accelerating economy heavily dependent on coal, mine safety has emerged as a national priority. Moving to […]

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2011 | 3:21 pm

Merged Duke-Progress seeks strategy beyond coal

Reuters India reports: Duke Energy’s $13.7 billion deal to buy Progress Energy may allow the combined company to make better use of its […]

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2011 | 3:13 pm

Grande Cache Coal lowers production guidance for current financial year

Grande Cache Coal Corp. (TSX:GCE) lowered production guidance for its current financial year and raised its expected cost per tonne, the Estevan […]

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2011 | 3:10 pm

Australian Floods Shaking Up Global Coal Investments

OfficialWire reports: The coal terminal at Dalrymple Bay, the largest Australia’s Queensland state, is running at 70 percent of capacity despite fears flooding […]

MINING.com Editor | January 10, 2011 | 4:02 pm

Coal shortfall from Queensland floods fuels Asian inflation

The Australian reports: Flooding in Australia’s coal heartland has resulted in a price surge across Asia that could flow on to coal-dependent […]

MINING.com Editor | January 10, 2011 | 3:57 pm

Floods threaten Australia’s third biggest city

Reuters reports: Residents in Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane, sandbagged their homes against rising waters Monday as torrential rain worsened floods that […]

MINING.com Editor | January 10, 2011 | 3:52 pm