Indonesian lawmakers passed a new mining law Tuesday that will give the mineral-rich …  has some of the most abundant reserves of coal, copper, gold, tin and nickel and in the world has lured mining giants …  created uncertainty among miners, including British-Australia mining giant BHP Billiton, which abandoned its $4 billion investment …

Indonesian state coal miner PT Bukit Asam Tbk expects its coal export prices to rise by at least …  be higher as some of our coal has not been contracted.” Australian thermal coal prices, a benchmark for Asia, rose to a 13-week high to …

…  top power producer, is looking to buy majority stakes in Indonesian coal mines with reserves of up to 300 million tonnes to secure supplies and …

…  Coal Energy, the country’s No. 2 coal producer, is exploring investments in Australia and Indonesia while it doubles spending to ramp up production and feed the …

…  SECTOR coal giant Coal India Limited (CIL) is foraying into the power generation space …  said the company has identified several coal mines in Indonesia and Mozambique and is now exploring opportunities in Australia and Canada for acquiring coking coal mines. “We have floated a global …

…  $2 million Phase 1 Exploration program on its Thermal Coal Project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This program includes extensive drilling, trenching, sampling and …  Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains “forward-looking statements,” as that term is defined in …

…  Newcastle port, the world’s largest coal export terminal, has cut allocations for all producers for 2007 in a bid …  not only drive up prices for Australian coal, but also for Indonesian coal,” another source said. The congestion at Newcastle port has …  tonnes of thermal coal in 2006. Information from: asia.news.yahoo.co …

…  Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is trying to secure overseas coal mines as early as this year as it seeks a steady coal supply for its …  Power Co. , which bought a 30 percent stake in a set of Indonesian mines from PT Bumi Resources for $1.3 billion. Also earlier this …  in 2006. Information from: Reuters via asia.news.yahoo.co …

Indonesia has quietly become the world’s second-largest exporter of coal used to generate electricity and could potentially challenge Australia for the top spot this year, analysts and industry officials …

…  to output before the March 2003 invasion by a U.S.-led coalition. Iraq, where insurgents have attacked pipelines and oil export …  a liquefaction plant in Australia, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said on Oct. 18. At the same time, Japan’s largest gas investment …