Coal

December 8, 2011

Xstrata workers strike for 24 hours

Workers at Xstrata’s Ulan Coal project north of Sydney went on strike for 24 hours on the weekend after learning several electrical staff had been dismissed.

December 7, 2011

Glencore acquires 43.66% of SA coal business

Glencore International, the world's largest commodities trader, on Wednesday announced that it had completed the acquisition of an effective 43.66% equity interest in Umcebo Mining, a South African coal mining…

December 7, 2011

SA misses coal boom

South Africa's coal exports are surging into 2012 just when top spot buyers China and India are out of the market and supply bottlenecks elsewhere have eased, so it will…

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