News about coal

Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
14 May 2014 10:19
China coal mine death toll rises to 20 The death toll from a flooded coal mine in southwest China has risen to 20 with the recovery of another 14 bodies nearly two weeks after the accident, state media reported.
19 April 2014 13:44
Evacuations urged in burning Australian coal mine town Young, elderly and pregnant residents of a Australian town cloaked in smoke from a coal mine ablaze for three weeks were Friday urged to leave over mounting air quality concerns.
28 February 2014 16:05
Development of coal bed methane in Karaganda - way to supply gas to Kazakhstan's center Officials gathered in Astana to discuss production of methane from Karaganda coal basin.
06 January 2014 15:04
China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013: govt Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country's thriving and often under-regulated sector.
06 January 2014 13:24
Australia gives environmental nod to $5.7 bln coal project Waratah Coal on Saturday welcomed the Australian government's approval of its $6.4 billion (US$5.7 billion) Galilee coal project, as conservationists warned the decision threatened the environment.
21 December 2013 12:30
Coal port plan will kill Great Barrier Reef: activists Conservationists on Wednesday slammed Australia's approval for an Indian firm to expand a major coal port on the Great Barrier Reef coast, warning it would hasten the natural wonder's demise.
11 December 2013 13:40
Coal rush ravages Indonesian Borneo Barges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India.
09 December 2013 18:41
China’s Shenhua planning to invest $8 billion into coal production in Kazakhstan Coal production in Kazakhstan in 2012 totaled 120.511 million tons (3.5% up).
03 December 2013 07:59
RMK to invest $600 million in Kazakhstan Russkaya Mednaya Kompaniya (RMK) plans to invest 600 million dollars in the execution of projects in Kazakhstan.
11 November 2013 21:16
Rio sells Australian coal mine stake for $1.02 bn Resources giant Rio Tinto announced the US$1.02 billion sale of its stake in Australia's Clermont thermal coal mine Monday as it seeks to shore up its ailing bottom line.
29 October 2013 10:00
Disabled former miner uses Molotov cocktail against ArcelorMittal in Karaganda One of the disabled walked to the second floor of the building and cast a bottle of Molotov cocktail in the corridor soaking the carpet of the floor with the kerosene from the bottle. After that he put a match to it and started a fire.
17 October 2013 17:43
New Kazakh-Korean Balkhash TPP to burn Ekibastuz coal Kazakhstan is getting year another coal fueled power plant, a South Korean-owned one this time.
18 September 2013 21:46
17 million tons of coal mined in Karaganda oblast Over 17 million tons of coal was mined in Karaganda oblast in the first 7 months of 2013.
26 August 2013 17:50
Major China coal plant drains lake, wells: Greenpeace A major Chinese state-owned coal producer has caused "drastic drops" in groundwater near one of its projects.
23 July 2013 15:59
Most coal must stay in ground to save climate: report Most fossil fuels must remain in the ground because burning them will unleash changes which will "challenge the existence of our society".
17 June 2013 11:47
Rothschild mulls counter-bid in Bumi battle: report British financier Nathaniel Rothschild is mulling a bid for Bumi Plc coal assets to counter an offer by Indonesia's powerful Bakrie family, and has approached one of their rivals.
04 November 2012 10:53
Kazakhstan will start making oil from coal Kazakhstan scientists have developed a new technology of oil production from coal.
28 June 2012 22:47
Kazakhstan to impose an environment penalty on Russia Russia purchases Kazakh coal for its Troitsk hydropower plant, but the ash is brought back to Kazakhstan.
12 June 2012 11:06
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