November 27, 2011 Coal jobs at 14 year high in Appalachia New government data shows employment in the Appalachian mining industry is at a 14 year high. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said that the total number of coal…
November 27, 2011 Draft mining bill provides for royalty sharing in India The Indian government set up a group of ministers to look into the proposed new draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011. The cabinet considered the recommendation of…
November 27, 2011 Diversified no more: internet firm and one-time Warren Buffet darling Level 3 sells coal mine US-based Level 3 Communications, a global optic fibre network operator, this week announced that it has completed the sale of its entire coal mining business for an undisclosed amount to…
November 27, 2011 New study says acid drainage from coal mines ‘devastating’ South Africa’s rivers BusinessLive reports that while acid mine drainage from disused gold mines in the Johannesburg area of South Africa is well documented, according to a new study AMD from nearly 6,000…
November 27, 2011 Rio Tinto, Chinalco finalize exploration joint venture A joint venture between uber-miner Rio Tinto and Chinese partner Chinalco was finalized on Friday. The JV, called CRTX, has been officially registered and cleared to do business in China.…
November 27, 2011 China realizes world’s biggest carbon cut – equal to 630 million tonnes of coal China reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 1.5 billion tonnes between 2006 and 2010, the biggest decrease of any country in the period, according to a new report. The country's…
November 26, 2011 Philippines coal plant breaks ground The Alcantara Group’s Sarangani Energy Corp. on Friday broke ground on its 200-megawatt coal-fired plant project, which is estimated to cost $400 million to build and reduce electricity rates by…
November 25, 2011 SAIL cuts India’s steel demand outlook by 6 pct India’s steel demand is likely to grow by 6 per cent in the current fiscal year, nearly half the earlier forecast, as higher interest rates squeeze demand from the automobile…
November 25, 2011 POSCO Power to build 600MW coal-fired power plant in Indonesia POSCO Power revealed on November 23 that it was selected as a preferred bidder for the development of a coal-fired power plant ordered by the Indonesian state-run power company PT.…
November 24, 2011 Google retires initiative to make renewable energy cheaper than coal Energy Efficiency News reports internet giant Google has quietly announced that it is to retire its ‘Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal’ or RE<C initiative, which it launched in 2007 saying…
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
