Alberta Environment has ordered three petroleum companies to clean up a site after leaky underground gasoline storage tanks were found polluting the soil and groundwater in the Town of Beaumont.
SP79 Investments Ltd, Petro-Canada and Gulf Canada Limited have been directed to clean up the soil, sub-soils and groundwater at the location of 5010-50 St. and [...]
Iluka Resources Ltd said mineral sands sales volume rose 18.3 pct year-on-year in the September quarter to 503,524 metric tons, due largely to higher ilmenite sales.
It said mineral sands revenue for the September quarter increased 18.9 pct year-on-year to 226.0 mln aud, while total sales revenue including coal revenue rose 17.1 pct to 233.7 mln [...]
Gastar Exploration Ltd. has announced that a ten well coal bed methane drilling program has been commenced on its 1.0 million gross acre Exploration License 4416 (EL 4416) in the Gippsland Basin located in Victoria, Australia. Gastar has committed and funded approximately $6.5 million for its 75% interest in the 10 CBM wells, which are [...]
Of the major coal-producing states, Virginia has led the nation in production growth this year, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
So far this year, coal production in the seven Southwest Virginia coal-producing counties stands at 25.87 million tons. That is a 15.4 percent increase over the 22.42 million tons mined during the same period [...]
Arch Coal Inc., the second-largest U.S. coal producer, said third-quarter profit more than doubled as cost reductions more than made up for a decline in prices. The company’s shares dropped as Arch cut its profit forecast and said it will slow production while prices are low.
Net income jumped to $50.9 million, or 35 cents a [...]
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Increasing demand and production, impending retirements and an eye toward future growth that includes two new mines has area coal mines hiring at clip not seen in years.
The 14 mines within an hour’s drive of Gillette have combined to hire 1,000 more mine workers over the past three years, according to Mine [...]
Mining coal in a prospective area north of Canton and east of Brereton may create 40 good-paying jobs and spin off up to 200 more jobs in support of the operation. To move the proposal forward, environmental issues must be addressed and satisfied.
One issue of concern is the watershed for Canton Lake. Most of the [...]
Thanks to the high prices of oil and natural gas, the electricity industry is turning back to coal, America’s oldest and most abundant fossil fuel, to drive a new generation of power plants. The upshot is that even as politicians take the threat of global warming more seriously, the problem may get much worse.
Utilities are [...]
