Prospects are excellent for North Dakota to take advantage of new, commercial coal gasification technology they saw operating in Europe, according to North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem after returning from a trip to Europe on a fact finding visit.
“We saw advanced coal gasification plants with a strong track record [...]

A young man has suffered serious facial burns while working at a coal mine in south-western Sydney.
The 21-year-old was working on the surface of the Douglas Park mine when an oxygen bottle caught fire and badly burnt his face.
The NRMA Careflight helicopter airlifted the Queensland man to hospital where he is in a serious but [...]

In a state that already houses some of the nation’s dirtiest utilities, environmentalists say a plan to build eleven new coal-fired power plants will keep Texas residents “gasping for clean air.”
Despite widespread and growing opposition, the project, proposed by TXU, the state’s largest utility company, has the outspoken support of Governor Rick Perry.
TXU says [...]

Joy Global Inc. announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.1125 per share to be paid on September 22, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 8, 2006.
Joy Global Inc. is a worldwide leader in manufacturing, servicing and distributing equipment for surface [...]

Comstock Resources, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to purchase certain oil and gas properties from Denali Oil & Gas Partners LP, Stalker Energy, LP and other working interest owners for $67.2 million, effective August 1, 2006. With the acquisition, Comstock will acquire producing properties in the Las Hermanitas field in Duval County in [...]

QuadTech International, Inc. , a global provider of leading-edge technology solutions for the mining industry, today reported on the company’s progress pursuing growing opportunity for its breakthrough mine-safety solution in the $1.3 trillion mining industry. QuadTech has identified significant potential for adoption of its iPMine wireless communication solution among mining companies in China and the [...]

El Alacran Gold Mining Corp. , a precious metal mining company, is in the late stages of negotiations of acquiring The Alacran-Scorpio Mine.
The property is located in the same area of the Company’s flagship and initial property of El Alacran.
“The Alacran-Scorpio Mine is also rich with gold, silver and copper resources in the northwestern area [...]

Copper rose in Shanghai after striking workers at Chile’s Escondida mine, the world’s largest source of the metal, rejected an improved wage offer, increasing investor concern global supply won’t meet demand.
The proposal was voted against yesterday by more than 98 percent of the 1,906 workers who took part, union director Cipriano Zuluaga said by telephone [...]

ZIMBABWE Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) has acquired Sandawana Mines in a move that is expected to develop the mineral base at the Mberengwa mine.
In a statement released last week, ZMDC said the acquisition was achieved through the purchase of shares from the majority shareholder, Northbrook Ltd, registered in the British Channel Islands and was in [...]

Aurelio Resource Corporation (”Aurelio”) (OTCBB: AULO) is pleased to announce that it has completed, pursuant to an agreement entered into with Aurelio Resources Inc. (”ARI”) and its shareholders dated April 27, 2006, the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common stock of ARI, a privately-owned Colorado corporation engaged in mineral development, expansion and [...]