Coal mining company Lighthouse Resources sued Washington state in federal court Wednesday for denying a permit to build an export terminal to ship western coal to Asia. Lighthouse, filing suit in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, argues Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, and the state's Department of
Glencore sells Australian coal mine to Gupta's GFG Alliance. REUTERS|. Updated: Jan 02, 2018, 01.44 PM IST. 0Comments. coal- The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018 pending foreign investment approval in Australia, a Glencore spokesman said. SYDNEY: Glencore has agreed to sell one
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia. Kentucky had two deaths, and there were one each in Alabama, Colorado, Montana, Pennsylvania and
The federal government also collects royalties on every ton of coal mined on federal lands. About half of the royalty revenues are forwarded to the state of Montana. That money goes into the state's general fund, with 25 percent going to a minimal impact account dedicated to local governments. In fiscal year
GFG Alliance has bought Glencore's Tahmoor coking coal mine in Australia in a move aimed at securing the future of Arrium, the troubled steel and mining company it acquired last year. Sanjeev Gupta, the Liberty House metals tycoon whose family owns GFG, said the deal represented a step forward in its
Times Of India reported that coal production and transportation in Bhubaneswari, Ananta and Jagannath coal mines under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited were disrupted on Thursday owing to protest by the affected people demanding jobs, compensation and rehabilitation. "Hiloi villagers under Talcher
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has expanded his Australian operations once again, buying the Tahmoor coal mine in New South Wales from commodities giant Glencore. The deal, announced on Tuesday afternoon, will see Mr Gupta's GFG Alliance - which combines his Liberty House investment vehicle
TAIYUAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The northern Chinese coal-rich province of Shanxi has issued regulations to establish tourism as its main economic development impetus in a bid to further detach itself from its traditional coal mining industry. According to the provincial tourism regulations, effective Monday, the
The first time Nick Mullins entered Deep Mine 26, a coal mine in southwestern Virginia, the irony hit him hard. Once, his ancestors had owned the coal-seamed cavern that he was now descending into, his trainee miner hard-hat secure. His people had settled the Clintwood and George's Fork area, along
CSX 5116 and 5113 (both AC4400CW's) lead a train of empty coal hoppers westbound near Handley, WV. Image by jpmueller99 via Flickr Creative Commons license. A coal miner in West Virginia has died following an accident at a mine owned by Revelation Energy, LLC. WV Public Broadcasting
Governor Justice issued a statement Friday morning, saying "it's heartbreaking when we hear that one of our coal miners has lost their life while on the job. Please join us in praying for the family, friends, and co-workers of Thurman A. Watts and all of our hard working and dedicated coal miners in West
ANGUL:Coal production and transportation in Bhubaneswari, Ananta and Jagannath coal mines under Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) were disrupted on Thursday owing to protest by the affected people demanding jobs, compensation and rehabilitation. "Hiloi villagers under Talcher Colliery police
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Czech Republic can seek hundreds of millions in funds seized by Swiss authorities from bank accounts linked to the disputed privatisation of one of the nation's coal mines two decades ago, Switzerland's highest court said on Friday. The sale of lignite miner Mostecka Uhelna
In this city, one of the poorest of the Cherifian kingdom, hundreds of miners like Abderrazzak risk their lives to clandestinely extract coal in abandoned mines. A few days ago, he miraculously escaped death in an accident in a coal mine. But two of his companions did not have the same luck. Their deaths
See News reported that Kosovo government said it successfully concluded the process of expropriation of land in a new coal mining zone a move aimed at
The government has auctioned 17 operational mines and allotted 18 such blocks to government companies, coal ministry data said. Of these total 35 blocks that were operational at the time of allocation, 15 have resumed mining. Out of 49 mines that were scheduled to begin mining from June 2018, three
On Wednesday, protesters - many carrying Moroccan flags - accused local officials of buying coal at very low prices from those who mine illegally to resell it at huge profit. The demonstrators allege the officials do this despite having coal mining permits. Minister of Energy and the Mines, Aziz Rebbah, said
At a gymnasium in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Trenton Phillips is looking for a job as a coal miner. Phillips already works at a company that fixes beltlines at coal mines. He's at a county job fair today where there are booths for jobs in industries like health care and trucking - but Phillips is only stopping at
PRISTINA (Kosovo), December 27 (SeeNews) - Kosovo government said it successfully concluded the process of expropriation of land in a new coal mining zone - a move aimed at increasing domestic coal output and averting a power shortage. The continuously delayed expropriation of land in the Hade
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