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Indian hunt for South Africa's junior coal miners heats up

Tuesday , 09 Mar 2010
Indian steam coal end-users are looking to secure supply but are finding attractive assets scarce
A GLANCE AT 36 STOCKS THAT BENEFIT

Coking coal: back on proverbial fire

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
Lucky stocks with exposures on the rip as contract negotiations said to see prices up 55% to USD 200 a tonne.
COAL SECTOR

Glencore to rebuy Prodeco coal operations from Xstrata

Friday , 05 Mar 2010
The Swiss-based commodity trader will buy back the Colombian operation from Xstrata
COAL PRODUCTION

Low Chinese coal production target could mean a boost to imports

Friday , 05 Mar 2010
China's target of a 3.3% increase in coal production for the year is at the bottom end of analyst expectations
TIME WILL TELL

New coking coal indices launched

Thursday , 04 Mar 2010
The indices, created by Energy Publishing are intended to help the industry move away from annual contract pricing
MINE ACCIDENT

1 killed, 31 miners trapped by flood in Chinese state-owned mine

Tuesday , 02 Mar 2010
Rescuers are at work pumping out the water from the coal mine
FRONTIER INVESTING

Megatrends: iron ore and coking coal

Tuesday , 02 Mar 2010
The investment version of a benevolent tsunami is again building up in the form of dozens of iron ore stocks on the move.
12-MONTH RALLY REMAINS INTACT

Coal dust, gold dust

Monday , 01 Mar 2010
Coal stocks, led by seaborne coking coal, remain in excellent demand.
PAYDIRT URANIUM CONFERENCE

Lack of centralised power planning could be devastating to Australia - Plimer

Monday , 01 Mar 2010
Author and leading academic Professor Ian Plimer said the lack of a cohesive long-term energy policy in Australia at both Federal and State levels will hold back development of one of the world's most energy rich nations.
GUNNEDAH BASIN

Australian coal projects threaten agricultural land

Monday , 01 Mar 2010
Farmers say planned mines could damage water aquifiers that sustain the Gunnedah Basin
EXPECTS A BETTER 2010

Exxaro says full year earnings dropped 31%

Thursday , 25 Feb 2010
The South African coal miner blamed the fall in earnings on a drop in international prices for coal and lessened demand for mineral sands products.
REMAINS OF 65 MINERS NEVER RECOVERED

Widows of Pasta de Conchos Mexico mining disaster sue in U.S. District Court

Friday , 19 Feb 2010
Four years ago today, 65 Mexican miners perished at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in a powerful methane gas explosion. Three of their widows have sued Grupo Mexico claiming negligence.
320 HOURS OF STOPPAGES IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS

Tahmoor coal miners call 3 day strike - Xstrata

Wednesday , 17 Feb 2010
The strike at the Australian colliery is the latest in a series of disputes between management and workers over wages.
DEALS WORTH AS MUCH AS $1BN COULD BE ON THE CARDS

China increasingly focused on Indonesia as a source of resource deals

Wednesday , 17 Feb 2010
In 2009 it was Australia and Canada that drew much of the focus as China sought to expand its base of resource assets. This year, it is Indonesia's islands that are being scoured for opportunities
AWASH WITH MINERAL DEPOSITS

Mongolian PM confirms Tavan Tolgoi decision

Monday , 08 Feb 2010
Sukhbaatariin Batbold says the decision not to auction the stake in the massive coal project will mean the country will get a greater return on the asset
NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE?

Nuclear second coming could run out of steam - Expert

Friday , 05 Feb 2010
A Canadian think tank has challenged the idea that a nuclear renaissance is in full swing stating that new reactor construction is likely to be held back by a variety of issues
STAKE WORTH C$825M

Teck sale of Waneta Dam stake approved

Friday , 05 Feb 2010
The group is selling the stake as part of a bid to reduce its debt load following its acquisition of Fording Canadian Coal Trust
CONTRACT MINING UNDER CONSIDERATION

Mongolia cancels Tavan Tolgoi auction to retain 100% of world's largest undeveloped coal project

Friday , 05 Feb 2010
Squeezed in between China and Russia and actively courted by third-party nations and entities, Mongolia is moving to assert its independence over its vast mineral resources.
MINING INDABA

Eskom hikes will hit SA mines - Cynthia Carroll

Tuesday , 02 Feb 2010
Anglo American CEO, Cynthia Carroll said the South African mining sector needs to work closely with the power utility to find ways of cutting consumption
BUDGET ANALYSIS

Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget could spell trouble for coal, US domestic mining

Tuesday , 02 Feb 2010
Proponents of solar, geothermal and wind energy may be jumping for joy as the Obama Administration emphasizes development of a clean energy economy at the expense of fossil fuels and domestic mining.
MINED COPPER OUTPUT DOWN 5%

Xstrata announces higher-than-expected coal production numbers for 2009

Monday , 01 Feb 2010
But, the group says that weaker prices and currency effects will dampen profits from the division when it announces results next week
Q4 NUMBERS

Shares in Arch Coal fall over 9% after Q4 profit dropped sharply

Friday , 29 Jan 2010
Net earnings, which missed Wall Street estimates fell to $1.5m from $62.3m
BHP KEEPS A MAJORITY STAKE

BHP to sell stake in Maruwai coal

Wednesday , 27 Jan 2010
The global miner says it is looking to sell a 20 to 25% stake in the coal project in Indonesia's Kalimantan
ENERGY WEEK

U.S. and China news brings reversal in energy and metals commodities prices

Saturday , 23 Jan 2010
As with metal commodities, news from China and the U.S. in particular brought recent energy price strength into reversal
VAM ABATEMENT

CONSOL in partnership to develop U.S. largest methane abatement project

Saturday , 16 Jan 2010
One of America's largest coal miners has entered into a partnership with Green energy to develop the highest capacity ventilation air methane abatement project in the U.S.
MARKETING RAODSHOW STARTS MONDAY

South Gobi looking to raise $465m in Hong Kong IPO

Monday , 11 Jan 2010
The company which is owned by Ivanhoe has secured the China Investment Corporation and Temasek as cornerstone investors
ONE OF 79 CASES

Patriot Coal shares up on new mine permit

Thursday , 07 Jan 2010
After being held up by the Environmental Protection Agency, the group can now go ahead with a new mine in West Virginia
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Russia likely to cease uranium exports from decommissioned weapons in 2013 - Cameco

Thursday , 11 Mar 2010
The uranium miner's CEO says the group is increasingly convinced, although still skeptical that this is when the 20-year deal between the country and a consortium of companies commissioned to sell the highly-enriched uranium will come to an end.
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