Bob Brown, Australian senator, and Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens, has proposed a bigger mining tax to fund education to the tune of an extra $2 billion to be pumped into public schools and universities.
Centennial Coal (ASX:CEY) has announced a 28% fall in the net profits for the year 2009-2010. The annual net profit was reported at $51.5 million a step down from the $71.2 million posted by the company in the financial year 2008-09.
Toxic leaks, oil spills and fires seem to be plaguing Zijin Mining Group Co. The biggest gold producer in China has decided to slow down its pace of expansion overseas to focus on strengthening the safety and environmental standards at its domestic operations as per a statement made by company Chairman Chen Jinghe.
Linc Energy (ASX:LNC) is likely to get some help from a partner to build its first commercial plant in Australia. The Managing Director Peter Bond said that they were still about two years away from commercialising their underground coal gasification technology.
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. (ASX:WHC) may be facing a buyout. As per the company statement Whitehaven confirmed that a data room has been in place for a long time in relation to various potential transactions. However the uncertainty over any proposal developing due to the current third party talks still existed.
The Upper Big Branch mine data recorder has not give any indication of a sudden methane build up before switching off 98 seconds prior to the explosion which killed 29 men in the coal mine.
Foxleigh coal mine in Queensland has gained a new investor in Japan's Nippon Steel.
Nippon has bought a ten percent stake in Foxleigh mine which is an open cut mine in Bowen Basin in Queensland. Nippon took over t...
Australia has posted a record monthly trade surplus of $3.54 billion dollars for the June period. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said that this was the highest surplus ever recorded.
Whilst the coal sector in Australia is consolidating gains and attracting new investments, Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) is said to have refused an informal approach for a takeover bid but has confirmed it is in discussions with other companies over potential corporate transactions.
The global recession seems to be dissipating as more investments get planned for the mining industry. Mining giant Xstrata is all set to invest $ US5.3 billion to build a copper mine in Peru and to expand a coal mine in New South Wales, Australia.
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