March 9, 2012
Pike River mine sold to Solid Energy
Pike River Coal has been sold to state-owned enterprise Solid Energy New Zealand under a conditional agreement, receivers for the mine said today. The company went into receivership after a…
March 9, 2012
Pike River Coal has been sold to state-owned enterprise Solid Energy New Zealand under a conditional agreement, receivers for the mine said today. The company went into receivership after a…
March 9, 2012
Mongolia's plans, first mooted in 2010, to sell a stake in its Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi coal-mining company to the public faces more delays over politics and regulatory problems while talks with…
March 8, 2012
BHP Billiton would not be willing to negotiate with the unions on strike at its coal mines in Australia and had said the battle is "likely to get tougher before…
March 7, 2012
Dr. Guido Bartels, chairman of the Global Smart Grid Federation, told Israeli business publication Globes that an investment in smart meter technology can't be avoided, otherwise electricity prices will skyrocket.
March 7, 2012
Indonesia will take more of the profits from its vast mineral resources by limiting foreign ownership of mines in a move likely to scare off new investment in the world's…
March 7, 2012
Swiss commodities trading powerhouse Glencore is raising a $6 bn syndicated loan in connection with its Xstrata merger and also extending an existing $11.85 bn of existing loans.
March 6, 2012
Noble, which owns nearly two-thirds of Gloucester Coal, will vote all its shares in the company in favour of a merger with Yancoal Australia, expecting A$412 million under the deal…
March 6, 2012
A coalition of environmental activists lead by Greenpeace has developed a secret plan to fund "scandal research" in the hope of shutting down the coal industry.
March 5, 2012
The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Monday after China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a downbeat outlook for the world's second largest economy adding that there were…
March 4, 2012
Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore International stands to receive dividends worth roughly $110 million on Monday when the commodities giant announces its maiden full-year payment to shareholders.
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