November 24, 2015 Traditional land owner tells court Adani misled tribunal over mine’s benefits A traditional owner of the site of Australia’s largest proposed coal mine has alleged in court that Indian miner Adani misled a tribunal that cleared the way for the mine.
November 24, 2015 Build low level nuclear waste facility at Leigh Creek to guarantee its future: leading industry lobby group A low to intermediate level nuclear waste repository should be established near the South Australian Outback town of Leigh Creek, which is destined to become a virtual ghost town within…
November 24, 2015 Sweden’s “Minister for the Future” believes in a fossil-free future with economic growth By 2030, Sweden plans to become a fossil-free country and will be one of the world’s first fossil-free welfare nations
November 20, 2015 Commodity prices have not bottomed yet — Goldman Sachs Unless demand picks up or more miners cut output, prices for raw materials are set to stay low for years, or worse, continue to drop, the investment bank predicts.
November 20, 2015 Global coal imports heading for second year of ‘dramatic’ drops The EIA says China and India are to blame, as imports from both nations — which from 2008 to 2013 accounted for 98% of the increase in world coal trade…
November 20, 2015 China admits to have killed 28 suspects on coal mine knife attack The deaths of the alleged "terrorists" took place over a 56-day operation by security forces, the Chinese government said.
November 19, 2015 CEO of Murray Energy: Coal industry conditions the worst I’ve seen in my 58 years Competition from cheap natural gas and heavier environmental regulation of mines and power plants have created the poorest U.S. coal market conditions in at least 58 years, he said.
November 19, 2015 A brutal year for mine financing explained in just one chart A miserable $400 million down from a high of $4.6 billion in 2012.
November 19, 2015 Chinese commodity trade barometer at record low The Baltic Dry Index which tracks bulk shipping rates on more than 50 routes around the world drops to lowest since 1985.
November 19, 2015 Caterpillar sales down again, almost three straight years The biggest drops were in the construction sector in Latin America (-41%) and in the resources industry in Asia (-37%).
