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Australia approves huge Chinese coal takeover
Mar 08, 2012 (AFP)
Australia on Thursday cleared the way for China's Yancoal to take over miner Gloucester Coal in a multi-billion-dollar deal that gives Beijing a greater foothol...
Greenpeace targets Australia mining
Mar 07, 2012 (UPI)
Greenpeace is planning a major campaign against coal mining expansion in Australia. "It is no secret that we're trying to raise funds in a David vs. Goliath fig...
Environmentalists in 'fantasy land', says Australia
Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)
Australian ministers on Tuesday said environmental activists were living in "fantasy land" after plans to disrupt the country's coal export boom were revealed. ...
Beijing aims for coal reductions
Mar 05, 2012 (UPI)
China's capital city plans to reduce coal usage in an effort to reduce pollution. Beijing has reduced its cap for annual coal consumption to 15 million tons by ...
Mozambique blocks Rio Tinto coal barging
Mar 02, 2012 (AFP)
Mozambique's government has refused to let mining giant Rio Tinto use the Zambezi River to transport coal to the Indian Ocean for export, the deputy mining mini...
Taiwan invests in Australian coal
Feb 22, 2012 (UPI)
China Steel Corp., Taiwan's biggest steel producer, plans to invest in a coal mine in Australia. Under the terms of the deal, China Steel will pay Australian mi...
China coal mine accident kills 15, injures 3
Feb 16, 2012 (AFP)
Fifteen miners died and another three were injured when a tramcar derailed in a coal mine in central China, authorities said Thursday, in the latest accident to...
Adani to mine coal in Australia?
Feb 15, 2012 (UPI)
Indian conglomerate the Adani Group's plan for the largest coal mine in the Australian state of Queensland is moving forward with an environmental review proces...
PMO ensures Coal India supplies adequate to power plants
Feb 15, 2012 (IANS)
With power producers clamouring for its intervention in ensuring coal supplies, the Prime Minister's Office Wednesday said it has asked state miner Coal India t...
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