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India: Coal ministry plans more mining projects

May 19th, 2008
India: Coal ministry plans more mining projects

The coal ministry is preparing plans for new projects which will be submitted to the Cabinet in a month, according to Union minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia.
Talking to mediapersons here, Bagrodia said though several projects were in the pipeline, the ministry was working on more projects to make the country self-sufficient in coal.
He [...]

Buckeye Mining gets grant for coal transloading facility

May 19th, 2008
Buckeye Mining gets grant for coal transloading facility

Buckeye Industrial Mining received a $200,000 state grant to help with a $15 million project that is expected to benefit from Baard Energy’s proposed $5 billion coal-to-fuel conversion plant.
The Ohio Rail Development Commission this week awarded Buckeye Industrial a $200,000 grant the company will use as part of its plans to create a facility for [...]

Jade Technologies raises S$9.6m to fund coal mining project

May 19th, 2008
Jade Technologies raises S$9.6m to fund coal mining project

Jade Technologies has raised S$9.6 million to fund a coal mining project in Indonesia.
The company placed out about 134 million new ordinary shares at 7.2 Singapore cents each to three investors – a UK Fund, CC Asia Advantage Master Fund; and two private investors, Jeffrey Hing Yih Peir and Ong Boon Kheng.
For Mr Hing and [...]

Buckeye Mining gets grant for coal transloading facility

May 18th, 2008
Buckeye Mining gets grant for coal transloading facility

Buckeye Industrial Mining received a $200,000 state grant to help with a $15 million project that is expected to benefit from Baard Energy’s proposed $5 billion coal-to-fuel conversion plant.
The Ohio Rail Development Commission this week awarded Buckeye Industrial a $200,000 grant the company will use as part of its plans to create a facility for [...]

Roof collapse in Emerald Mine to slow down coal production

May 18th, 2008
Roof collapse in Emerald Mine to slow down coal production

Coal production is expected to slow down after a small section of roof collapsed in a Greene County mine.
No one was injured in last weekend’s roof collapse. The collapse was in the Emerald Mine, just south of Waynesburg.
State Department of Environmental Protection spokesman Tom Rathbun says the piece of roof fell on a stage loader, [...]

Geo Applies for Coal Permits in East-Central Saskatchewan

May 18th, 2008
Geo Applies for Coal Permits in East-Central Saskatchewan

GEO MINERALS LTD. is pleased to announce that it has submitted coal permit applications in east-central Saskatchewan encompassing approximately 91,054 acres in proximity to the recent Goldsource Mines Inc. discovery.
The recent coal discovery by Goldsource of bituminous coal in two drill holes 1,600 metres apart suggests the potential for a much larger coal system. Goldsource [...]

Kent Exploration Inc.: Saskatchewan Coal Permit Applications Made

May 18th, 2008
Kent Exploration Inc.: Saskatchewan Coal Permit Applications Made

Kent Exploration Inc. reports it has submitted coal permit applications to the government of Saskatchewan’s Energy Resources Permitting Office. The application encompasses 18,432 Hectares (approximately 45,546 acres) in east-central Saskatchewan in proximity to the recent Goldsource Mines Inc discovery.
The recent announcement of the discovery by Goldsource of coal in two drill holes 1,600 metres apart [...]

WestCan Uranium Corp Applies for Additional Saskatchewan Coal Permits

May 13th, 2008
WestCan Uranium Corp Applies for Additional Saskatchewan Coal Permits

WestCan Uranium Corp. announces that the Company has made application for additional coal permits covering a new area of interest, in accordance with the Coal Disposition Act of Saskatchewan. The time frame for granting of the permits is dependent upon regulatory requirements to process the applications.
The Company has submitted applications for additional permits in the [...]

China April Coal Exports 4.39 Mln Tons - Customs

May 12th, 2008
China April Coal Exports 4.39 Mln Tons - Customs

China exported 4.39 million metric tons of coal in April, preliminary data from the General Administration of Customs showed Monday.
In the January-April period, China exported 14.59 million tons of coal, down 8.1% on year, the data showed.
No figures were given by Customs for coal imports.

Victoria seeks brown coal opportunities with China

May 12th, 2008
Victoria seeks brown coal opportunities with China

Brown coal, a low grade of coal, has been ignored in China because it’s not easily exploited.
But, Victoria state in southwestern Australia, has been seeking brown coal opportunities with China and solving environmental problems by its mining and utilization.
“It’s actually quite significant for China to exploit brown coal because its energy needs have grown, and [...]