Coal Mining

Western Coal Announces Share Buy Back Program

Western Coal Corp announced today that it intends to file with the Toronto Stock Exchange a notice of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid for its common shares through the facilities of the TSX and the Alternate Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Subject to TSX approval, Western intends to purchase up to 10 million Common... 

W2 Energy to Demonstrate Environmental Alternatives to the Coal Industry

W2 Energy Inc., a developer of green energy, is pleased to announce that it will be able to offer the coal industry a viable alternative for disposal of coal ash or coal fines, that will result in the production of diesel to reduce costs while cleaning up coal fines at the power generating sites. Forty eight percent (48%) of all power generated in the... 

North American Gem Inc. Mobilizes Augers to the North American Gem Mine #1

North American Gem Inc. announce an agreement between Engle Hollow Mining LLC (as operator for NAG) and Kentucky Mine Power Inc. to provide mining and augering services for the North American Gem Mine #1 in Whitley County, Kentucky. Kentucky Mine Power Inc. will immediately mobilize two augers to the North American Gem Mine #1 location. Mine development... 

Trend Technology and Americas Energy Company Has Begun Mining Operations on the Upland Church Project

Trend Technology Corporation and Americas Energy Company (AECo) announced today that AECo has begun mining the Upland Church Project in Cardinal, Kentucky. Contract miner Clear Development LLC has started extracting the high quality Hance coal seam resulting in approximately 12,000 short tons via surface mining and an additional 3,000 to 4,000 short... 

Ventyx Releases 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map

Ventyx®, the world’s largest private software, data and advisory services provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced the release of the new 2009 U.S. Coal Industry Map, providing the industry’s most comprehensive view of this vital sector of the U.S. energy industry. Utilizing data from the industry-leading Ventyx Velocity... 

CBM Asia Development Acquires Interest in South Sumatra Production Sharing Contract

CBM Asia Development Corp. announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Batavia Energy Inc. (“Batavia”) to acquire 48 percent of South Sumatra Energy Inc. (“SSE”) which, together with PT Medco CBM Sekayu (“PT Medco”), holds a Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for coalbed methane... 

Trading of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited in Hong Kong and New York is Suspended

Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited, announces that, following a request made by the Company to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, trading in its H shares was suspended with effect from 9:30 a.m. on August 11, 2009 pending the release of an announcement in relation to a proposed acquisition by the Company. Trading in the Company’s American... 

SouthGobi Energy Resources Receives Mining Licence For Tsaagan Tolgoi Coal Deposit

Alexander Molyneux, President of SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. announced that Mongolian authorities have issued a mining licence for the Tsaagan Tolgoi coal property that is held by the company’s Mongolian subsidiary, Southgobi sands LLC. The Tsaagan Tolgoi property is in the South Gobi Region, approximately 415 kilometres east of SouthGobi’s... 

L&L International Announces MOU to Acquire Ping Yi Coal Mine

L & L International Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based company operating coal businesses in China, announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GuiZhou Province PingGuan Town PingYi Coal Mine to start discussions on an acquisition of Ping Yi Coal Mine; a profitable, operating coal mine of 150,000 tons of annual production... 

CIC Energy updates discussions with Eskom on the Mmamabula Energy Project

CIC Energy Corp. announced an update on the Company’s discussions with Eskom Holdings Limited (“Eskom”) regarding its proposed Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) for the Mmamabula Energy Project (“MEP”) in Botswana, Africa. Eskom has advised CIC Energy that Eskom’s discussions with the Government of South...