A proposal to ban most mountaintop removal mining and to toughen other environmental standards for the coal industry in Tennessee is running into stiff opposition from state coal producers.
National Coal Corp. President Dan Roling told the state Senate Environment and Conservation Committee last week that passing the measure would have dire effects on the industry [...]

Global mining giant BHP Billiton(BHP.AX)(BLT.L) said it plans to invest $975 million to upgrade and expand its thermal coal mines in South Africa to sustain coal exports amid soaring coal prices.
BHP approved an investment plan to develop new coal reserves across its Douglas and Middleburg collieries in South Africa and build a coal processing [...]

ALBA is seeking more than $1 billion (BD378 million) in damages from a US corporation it has accused of corruption, it has emerged.
Court documents obtained by the GDN allege the company paid exorbitant prices for alumina, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars and which continue to accumulate today.
They state the ‘outrageous’ 15-year fraud [...]

The 3rd International Coal Mining Equipment Exhibition - Coal Indonesia 2008 will be held on November 2008 at Jakarta Convention Center, Indonesia. Find out how this show improves your business performance.
Coal Indonesia is a specialized industrial trade show that brings together all kinds of coal mining equipment and parts under one roof. It’s an [...]