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CoAL jumps through hoops to get Vele running

Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.

Andrew Topf | April 29, 2012 | 6:59 pm

Indian economy to grow despite politics over policy paralysis: Lakshmi Mittal

NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.

DNA India | April 29, 2012 | 5:22 pm

UK Coal up 13% after swinging into profit

UK Coal (LON:UKC) turned a £124.6 million loss in 2010 into a pre-tax profit of £58 million last year as production and revenue jumped.

MINING.com Editor | April 27, 2012 | 3:27 pm

US studies new law to speed up one of world’s longest permitting processes

"What is new is the growing awareness of its implications for our nation, particularly in a highly competitive world economy in which the demand for minerals continues to grow, especially in fast growing economies led by China and India."

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2012 | 2:53 pm

Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada

Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2012 | 1:26 pm

First hospital to treat black lung disease opens in China

A disease all-too-familiar to early coal miners from Europe and North America has found its way to China- where technology for making coalming safer is still decades behind the West.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 25, 2012 | 6:48 am

Vote of no confidence: Rio pulls out of $9 billion coal port expansion

"Global economic markets have shifted to a period of significant uncertainty and we continue to see both a sustained upward pressure on costs and long timeframes for regulatory approvals."

Frik Els | April 24, 2012 | 9:48 pm

Company taking another run at Kentucky coal mine

Associated Press reports that Western Kentucky Minerals is making a second attempt at getting a 700-acre surface mining operation near Owensboro approved.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 24, 2012 | 7:21 pm

Record revenues for Teck despite lower metals prices

Teck Resources fought against lower metals prices to post record revenues for the first quarter.

Andrew Topf | April 24, 2012 | 6:45 pm

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