Development Forecast Report for Mining and Mineral Extraction Machinery in Russia 2008-2011

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Mining and Mineral Extraction Machinery in Russia 2008. Development Forecasts for 2008-2011″ report to their offering. This Mining and mineral extraction machinery in Russia 2008 describes and analyses the Russian market for machinery used in the mining, extraction, processing of and exploration for minerals, metals, coal, oil, gas... 

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Coal gasification plant project near Caterpillar gains EPA air permit

A St. Louis-based company continues to make strides toward constructing a coal gasification plant behind Caterpillar Inc. Secure Energy Inc. announced Friday that the state issued an air permit for the construction of a secure energy gasification plant. The company earlier this year purchased property behind the Caterpillar Inc. plant to produce synthetic natural gas from Illinois coal. The plant will... 

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To curb global warming, U.S. coal producers are adrift in choppy political seas

The battle lines have been clearly drawn between the Democrats in Congress, a handful of major names in the international mining industry and the National Mining Association and its coal company members. The Democrats’ victory in last year’s elections means Congress’s stance on environmental issues has changed dramatically. Gone is the champion of mining and big oil from the House... 

Caterpillar’s Earnings Gain 38% on Mining Products

aterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of earthmoving equipment, said second-quarter profit rose 38 percent as demand for mining trucks and power generators fueled sales. Net income increased to $1.05 billion, or $1.52 a share, from $760 million, or $1.08, a year earlier. Sales gained 13 percent to $10.6 billion, the Peoria, Illinois-based company said today in a statement distributed by... 

In China, losing ground to coal

When Wei Yong returned to his ancestral village last year to visit his 77-year-old mother, he heard about the tremors. Late one night, the residents told him, the village was rocked by what everyone thought was an earthquake. The ground shook. The houses trembled. And the earth cracked open. “Liu Run told me her walls were about to cave in,” Wei said. “My sister says everywhere is... 

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