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Meralco to Build 300 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant in the Philippines
June 6, 2011
Manila Electric, the Philippines’ biggest power distributor, is to build a 300 MW coal fired power plant in an area north of Manila. This is the second project being eyed for the $2.3bn, 1500 MW power generation portfolio that Meralco is…
India’s NMDC to Finalize JV with Russia’s Severstal by August
June 6, 2011
Indian iron ore miner NMDC expects to finalize a joint venture with Russia’s Severstal for a two million tonne steel plant by August, delaying the deal by two months, the NMDC Chairman said on last week. The equal joint venture between…
China Urges More Coal Imports to Keep Lights On
June 6, 2011
China will encourage coal imports and urge miners to boost output to increase supplies to power plants, China’s economic planning agency said last week, as the world’s largest energy consumer tackles its worst power shortages in seven years. Despite its massive…
Coal Mining Waste Used to Build Houses in South Africa
June 2, 2011
South Africa needs houses, and coal mining waste should be recycled. Enter Anglo American, a mining company which is using its eMalahleni water reclamation plant in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, to turn mining waste (gypsum) into houses. The plant turns up…
Indonesian Coal Miners Back Government Plan to Freeze Mining Permits
June 2, 2011
Indonesian coal miners hailed the government’s decision to impose a moratorium on the issuance of new mining permits, saying the freeze would be needed to give authorities time to settle the growing conflicts resulting from overlapping permits. The Indonesian Coal Mining…
Peab Prepares for Ore Mining In Pajala, Sweden
June 2, 2011
Peab has been contracted to carry out the preparatory work to begin iron ore mining in Kaunisvaara in Pajala. The client is Northland Resources AB and the contract amounts to approximately SEK 800 million (US $128,591,538). The contract includes the design,…
July 12-13: Coal Sector of Mongolia and CBI Will Present 2011 China Clean Coal Technology Conference
June 2, 2011
Organized by CBI Energy and supported by Coal Sector of Mongolia, Mongolian National Mining Association and Indonesian Coal Mining Association, 2011 China Clean Coal Technology Conference will be presented on July 12-13, 2011, in Beijing, China. China’s clean coal technology innovations…
South Africa to Implement New Mine Safety Regulations by 2012
June 2, 2011
South Africa is looking at revised safety regulations to help tackle rising mine deaths in the world’s top platinum and a major gold producer, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu said on Wednesday. Output at mines in Africa’s largest economy is regularly…
Mongolian Mining Agrees to Buy Kerry Mining’s QGX Coal for $464.5 Million
June 2, 2011
Mongolian Mining Corporation *MMC) announced the signing of an agreement with QGX Holdings to acquire the Baruun Naran Coking Coal Mine for a total consideration of US$464.5 million. QGX is 90 percent owned indirectly by Kerry Mining (Mongolia) and 10 percent…
Orissa Ministry Launches Website to Make Mining Data Transparent
June 2, 2011
In an attempt to make the whole mining operation transparent, Orissa steel and mines ministry on Tuesday launched first of its kind website in the country with all information relating to steel and mining sector by leveraging information technology in a…
