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A Rumble at Rio Tinto – Motley Fool
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsLess than two years ago, London-based mining and minerals giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP ) seemed firmly perched at the top of its sector. It had just bested Pittsburgh-based Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) to purchase Canadaos;s Alcan — easily borrowing $39 billion to …
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Rio Tinto and Chinalco tidy up $30b deal – Brisbane Times
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsRio Tinto and Chinalco of China were yesterday putting the finishing touches on an investment agreement worth up to $US20 billion ($30 billion) to ensure the miner will be able to alleviate concerns over its high debts and asset impairments alongside …
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Crisis spoils Carnival for Brazilian mining towns – Reuters
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsSAO PAULO (Reuters) – Towns in mining-rich Minas Gerais state are canceling plans for Brazilos;s most celebrated holiday, Carnival, as the global financial crisis takes a toll on public coffers and local employment. Vale, the worldos;s largest iron ore …
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Chinese Coal Group Turns to GE Energy to Support Initiative to Reduce … – Consumer Electronics Net
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsGE Energy today announced that two of its ecomagination TM -certified Jenbacher coal mine methane (CMM) gas engines will contribute to Chinaos;s efforts to reduce the amount of methane-rich greenhouse gases that escape from the nationos;s coal mines. The …
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No Such Thing as quot;Cleanquot; Coal – Wesleyan Argus
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentshuffingtonpost.com Houses immersed in coal sludge in Tennessee. At 1 A.M. on December 22, a billion gallons of toxic coal sludge flooded eastern Tennessee. The sludge covered 400 acres of land, in some places six feet deep, and flowed into the …
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W.Va. agency slammed over coal slurry study delay – Forbes
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsA study into the effects of coal slurry on groundwater has missed three deadlines and is still months from completion, and West Virginia lawmakers are running out of patience. Department of Environmental Protection Director Randy Huffman bore the …
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W.Va. lawmakers slam agency over slurry study delay – Charleston Daily Mail
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A study into the effects of coal slurry on groundwater has missed three deadlines and is still months from completion, and lawmakers are running out of patience. Department of Environmental Protection Director Randy Huffman bore …
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Close your Bank of America Account on Valentineapos;s Day – Boston IMC
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No comments2)drop its financial support for the climate-disrupting coal industry, including strip-mining, mountaintop removal, and coal-fired power plants. If youos;ve still got one, hereos;s a perfect chance to… – 1440 Dorchester Ave. (Fields Corner T Stop) City …
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Indonesian regulator says Bumi deals need shareholder approval – Reuters
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsJAKARTA, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Indonesiaos;s capital market regulator said on Tuesday that PT Bumi Resources Tbk ( BUMI.JK ), the countryos;s biggest coal miner, needs shareholder approval for deals worth a total of 6.18 trillion rupiah ($527 million). Bumi …
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Fire damages coal plant in Atlas – Daily Item
Posted on February 10th, 2009 No commentsATLAS — Several coal region fire departments fought a midday fire Monday that destroyed the metal rooftop of a coal preparation plant at Savitski Bros. Coal Sales, 325 Mulberrry St. Savitski is a surface mining operation, selling anthracite coal …
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