…  the investment was expected from the full exploration of coal, bitumen and gold. He said there were over 34 identified mineral …  are in the country undertaking spot assessment of various mining properties offered for privatisation. He said the ministry was …

…  Australian thermal coal prices edged higher over the past week, driven by lingering supply …  as is the freight situation at local level.” Colombia’s mining and energy union ended strikes at two of the South American country’s …

…  COMMISSION on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), would soon be commencing full-scale investigations into serious allegations of mining-related human rights violations. The Commission expressed its …  to investigate such issues, when members of the National Coalition On Mining (NCOM) presented a memorandum to the human rights …

…  partner to create a joint venture to development the Socuy coal-mining project in the Mara area of Zulia state. “Socuy is one of the …  Rivero, president of the national assembly’s basic industries and mines sub-committee told BNamericas. Socuy is currently being …

…  expected to give its approval to the country’s first ever coal policy very soon. The final draft of the coal policy will be placed before …  the policy, which has already drawn criticism from various quarters for being too restricted, remained mostly unchanged, except in the …

…  at Panda Hill in Mbeya region. The Southern Highlands Mining Officer, Alex Magayane told this paper in Mbeya last week that …  90 million tonnes of Niobium, of which 200 million are industrial reserves and 140 are inferred reserves.’’ Magayane …  mentioned some of them as coal found in Kiwira and Mchuchuma and iron which is found in Liganga, niobium …

…  Safety and Health Administration filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a mining company of not cooperating in its investigation into a mine fire …  workers earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges Aracoma Coal Co., a subsidiary of Massey Energy Co., is deliberately withholding …

…  filed a lawsuit on Friday against one of the largest mining companies in the country in an effort to force its officials to …  of a deadly fire in January at a West Virginia coal mine. The civil suit, filed in a Federal District Court in West Virginia, describes a “broad refusal” by the company, Massey Energy, to turn over documents concerning …

…  the Energy Summit here today, advisor (projects) with the Coal ministry P R Mandal said that a meeting had been convened on June 23 to discuss the modalities for distributing the blocks among the parties. Earlier, …