Wednesday
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02 Jul 2008
The price of coal is being brought under temporary government control in China as power generation supplies continue to dwindle.
Monday
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30 Jun 2008
Posco of South Korea has bought 10 percent of Australia’s MacArthur Coal joining Arcelor Mittal and CITIC as major shareholders in the company.
Friday
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27 Jun 2008
The timing is bad for URI to buy the Rio Algom mine and milling complex as investor interest and financing for uranium projects has faded after uranium market began to free fall in February.
Thursday
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26 Jun 2008
Mining companies in Africa’s second largest gold producing nation have apparently agreed to pay a higher rate for power beginning July 1.
Thursday
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26 Jun 2008
Evoking a seldom-used legislative power, House Natural Resources Committee Democrats Wednesday adopted an emergency resolution ordering the Executive Branch to ban new uranium mining and exploration near the Grand Canyon National Park.
Thursday
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26 Jun 2008
CEO Robin Berry says Sentula Mining will repeat its rapid growth of the last 18 months over the next few years and sees potential for consolidation in the junior coal sector.
Sunday
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22 Jun 2008
The Niger Justice Movement has kidnapped four Areva uranium miners as a warning to foreign mining companies doing business in the country.
Friday
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20 Jun 2008
There are worries that the huge Mmamabula coal mine and power station project in Botswana could be curtailed over huge construction cost increases, further contributing to the regional power crisis.
Thursday
,
19 Jun 2008
Creation of the massive Olympic Dam pit will see mining of ore and waste involve removal of one million tonnes per day from this remote South Australian copper-uranium-gold mine and the State Premier says that by then this mine will surpass all of Canada’s uranium production.
Thursday
,
19 Jun 2008
The Namibian government has granted Areva the go-ahead to extract the uranium, paving way to the south west African nation’s third uranium mine.
Wednesday
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18 Jun 2008
A Nigerian consortium says it plans a perhaps overoptimistic programme of coal mining and power station development to solve the country’s electricity supply problems.
Wednesday
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18 Jun 2008
In the past two years Australia has broken some of the political shackles that have hogtied its enormous potential to develop more uranium mines. Now there’s a move to push for upgrading output from major mines to the next stage – UF6.
Tuesday
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17 Jun 2008
Nigerian environmental experts have called on the government to reintroduce coal mining in a move aimed at solving the country's current power crunch and salvaging its disappearing forests.
Tuesday
,
17 Jun 2008
Canada’s No. 4 oil producer has put back an expansion decision on its MacKay River oil sands project as capital and operating costs soar and new royalty regime.
Tuesday
,
17 Jun 2008
In the past 18 months, the federal MINER Act in the U.S. has speeded up MSHA rule-making, increased the number of mine inspections, and generated emergency response plans in all underground U.S. coal mines.
Sunday
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15 Jun 2008
As world economies face a major downturn due to excessive energy costs, Saudi Arabia is poised to boost oil production above 9.5 bn bpd to help keep pace with demand.
Friday
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13 Jun 2008
One of South Africa’s strongest black economic empowerment players in mining, Mvela, has increased its stake in an ASX, AIM and JSE-listed coal company as it believes it will become a substantial player.
Wednesday
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11 Jun 2008
As demand for high quality Appalachian coal means much of this is now destined for export markets, Wyoming's Powder River Basin producers are set to fill the gap for domestic power station supplies and for possible exports too.
