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Dear chairman of Anglo American, please fire your CEO: signed shareholders

Some of Anglo American's top shareholders are demanding that CEO Cynthia Carroll be shown the door, according to a report by the Telegraph.

Joshua Zapf | August 13, 2012 | 10:49 pm

First signs of coking coal, iron ore rebound emerge

“We expect August to mark a low point in the current steel output cycle.”

Frik Els | August 13, 2012 | 7:10 pm

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 the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2012 | 5:09 pm

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

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

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''.

Sydney Morning Herald | August 12, 2012 | 5:02 pm

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