July 23, 2011 Calculating costs of the carbon tax There are opportunities in a de-carbonised economy - but even offset and renewable energy stocks have their drawbacks. For all the angst the tax on carbon is causing Julia Gillard,…
July 23, 2011 Santos says skills shortage yet to hit David Knox, Santos chief executive, says the expected skills shortage has not yet affected his company. Picture: Calum Robertson Source: News Limited SANTOS chief executive David Knox, whose company is…
July 23, 2011 Eight people detained over coal mine fire that traps 28 miners in east China Police have detained eight people in east China's Shandong Province in connection with a coal mine fire that has trapped 28 miners for more than two weeks, local authorities said…
July 23, 2011 Worker for BHP killed in collision A BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal employee was killed Thursday after she was struck by a contractor service truck on Bureau of Indian Affairs Road 5003, authorities said. Company officials…
July 23, 2011 Sunflower coal plant gets break from state on new pollution laws The controversial Sunflower coal plant in western Kansas may have caught a break Thursday when the state gave it an unusual extension on its construction permit. The state order means…
July 23, 2011 China’s coal imports drop in first half China's coal imports dropped 11.8 percent in the first half of the year to 70.49 million tonnes while exports also fell 13.7 percent to 8.75 million tonnes. During the period,…
July 23, 2011 Coal exploration fears Two weeks after the State Government ordered the permanent closure of an underground coal gasification (UCG) project at Kingaroy, information has emerged revealing UCG company Linc Energy lodged permits to…
July 22, 2011 Combet says strong future for Qld coal Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has promised that Queensland coal mines will be compensated for losses caused by a carbon tax, saying pollution intensive areas like Gladstone will receive significant…
July 22, 2011 Canadian exploration and deposit expenditure expected to increase Canada’s mining industry continues to rally from the recent global recession, with this year’s production currently exceeding that of 2010, reports government department Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
July 22, 2011 JSW Energy delays power-project expansion on high coal costs JSW Energy Ltd., the Indian power producer controlled by the billionaire Jindal family, delayed expansion of an electricity project because of high coal costs. The company will shelve a planned…
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm
