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RIO Tinto has received a request from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for additional information on the pending sale of its Jacobs Ranch coal mine to Arch Coal.
29/05/2009 |
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THE MAYOR of Alpha, Queensland says that the town does not have the infrastructure to support planned coal mining projects.
29/05/2009 |
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IN RECENT months the global recession has taken its toll on coal exports with dampened demand causing declined activity at the country’s ports.
28/05/2009 |
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WARATAH Coal has unveiled it’s proposed “China First” thermal coal mining project which is located in the Galilee Basin, Queensland.
28/05/2009 |
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The CFMEU Mining and Energy Division claims that the coalition’s decision to delay action on climate change would jeopardise the long-term future of coal communities around the country.
28/05/2009 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the opening of a Surat Basin field office for Mines and Energy in Roma.
27/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has tested the ruggedness of a draft new ISO Dilatometer standard against the current standards.
27/05/2009 |
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PLANTATION Energy Australia has announced the signing of a three-year $60 million supply agreement with Essent Trading.
26/05/2009 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council has lent its support to a ‘careful and managed’ asset sales program to maintain the momentum of the state government’s capital works program.
26/05/2009 |
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FELIX Resources’ Moolarben Coal Mine development has hit opposition from the Mid Western Regional Council.
26/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released a paper on ‘Extending The Size Range Of The Reflux Classifier’.
25/05/2009 |
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MINEWARE says that it is on track for the release of its first remote management tool following the successful beta release of its m-ROC solution at a Central Queensland coal mine.
25/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released its paper on ‘Imaging Systems for Geotechnical Boreholes’.
25/05/2009 |
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THE ALLIANCING Association of Australasia’s (AAA) much prized annual Excellence Awards will honour the industry’s best at the AAA’s National Convention in Melbourne between 21 and 23 October 2009.
25/05/2009 |
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MODELLING by Concept Economics for the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) shows that the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) will result in the loss of thousands of jobs in key regional centres of Queensland.
22/05/2009 |
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THE VICTORIAN Government says that successful capture of CO2 from three techniques being tested at Mulgrave may offer simpler and more cost-effective methods for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology for power generation.
22/05/2009 |
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THE DOMGAS Alliance says that coal could be the only viable energy source for Western Australia if arrangements such as the North West Shelf joint venture continue.
21/05/2009 |
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COALWORKS has reported that its bankable feasibility study (BFS) is underway for the development of its Oaklands North mine in New South Wales.
21/05/2009 |
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PORT Waratah Coal Services has cut shipping allocations at the port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal-export terminal for all producers.
20/05/2009 |
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PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for Climate Change, Greg Combet has met with senior coal industry chiefs in Rochampton, Queensland in an effort to gain support for the government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
20/05/2009 |
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BHP Billiton is making some improvements following the release of its environmental assessment.
19/05/2009 |
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COAL mining heiress Gina Rinehart has made Forbes magazine’s 2009 rich list, but not without paying the price.
19/05/2009 |
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RIO Tinto Coal Australia has released its Sustainable Development reporting data for 2008.
18/05/2009 |
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SKEPTICS say that the Federal Government’s $2 billion budget-spend on industrial scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Australia is a waste of money because the technology hasn’t been proven.
18/05/2009 |
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PARLIAMENTARY Secretary for Climate Change Greg Combet says that coal mining companies are in line for $750 million in compensation under Labor's scheme but are not going to receive additional assistance.
18/05/2009 |
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CFMEU national president Tony Maher says that coal miners need an emissions trading scheme to go ahead, and believes that the industry should stop its "scare campaign''.
15/05/2009 |
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LOY Yang Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with MBD Energy to potentially use algae-based technology to reduce the emissions of a brown-coal power station.
15/05/2009 |
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THE CSIRO and BHP Billiton have signed an agreement aimed at delivering significant benefits to the iron ore, manganese and metallurgical coal industries, and Australia.
15/05/2009 |
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THE FEDERAL Budget forecasts warned that by 2011 there would be about 900,000 jobless, that is, 8.5% of a workforce of about 10 million.
15/05/2009 |
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DAVID Rutledge of the California Institute of Technology says that the world's coal reserves may be vastly overestimated and we could be facing an unprecedented global energy crisis.
14/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released its research on a new style of lighting system has developed for use on underground machinery, such as longwall shearers, continuous miners and mobile vehicles.
14/05/2009 |
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ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has welcomed an increase in Federal Government funding for sustainable energy projects, which is likely to boost investment in cleaner energy for Victoria.
14/05/2009 |
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SENATOR Doug Cameron has told the Senate that BHP Billiton should not be able to mine for coal at the Liverpool Plains.
14/05/2009 |
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CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Megan Clark said the Federal Budget firmly backed research priorities aimed at delivering benefits for all Australians, and welcomed the announcements of major investments in national research infrastructure.
13/05/2009 |
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THE COAL mining industry has been a big winner from the Federal Government’s 2009/10 budget boasting a $22b investment in infrastructure.
13/05/2009 |
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THE FEDERAL Government has allowed for a massive $2.4b investment in low-emission coal in the budget which will guarantee a future for the coal mining industry and protect jobs.
13/05/2009 |
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THE WESETERN Australia State Government says it will make a significant investment of $260million through the 2009 State Budget to improve the reliability of Western Australian’s electricity supply.
12/05/2009 |
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CHINA looks to be Australia’s best hope of beating the recession with the country’s demand for coal fuelling our mining industry.
12/05/2009 |
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QUEENSLAND Resources Council (QRC) wants the Federal Government to lock on to the job-creating potential of resource sector infrastructure projects and minerals exploration.
12/05/2009 |
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WITH the Federal Government’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) on the brink of realisation it is more important now than ever that coal mining companies invest in clean technologies to ensure their survival.
12/05/2009 |
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THE FIRST Austrade Mining Mission to Vietnam is being held during May 2009, offering companies an opportunity to gain insight into the country’s coal and hard rock mining sectors.
11/05/2009 |
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NORTHERN Territory Minister for Resources, Kon Vatskalis has travelled to China leading a delegation of local businesses to take part in a number of high level meetings and investment seminars aimed at fostering Chinese investment.
11/05/2009 |
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CARBON Energy has announced the results of its recent $20m Bloodwood Creek Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) 100 day commercial trial.
08/05/2009 |
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QUEENSLAND’S Norwich Park Mine has told hundreds of workers to take leave in June 2009.
08/05/2009 |
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FOR months now, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told the public that it would be reckless and irresponsible for the Australian economy and environment to delay the introduction of an emissions trading scheme (ETS).
08/05/2009 |
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CURTIN University of Technology researchers say they plan to develop a detailed understanding of the nature and characteristics of wet and sticky ore (WSO).
07/05/2009 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council (QRC) has co-launched an economic modelling report spearheaded by the QRC and endorsed by nine other resource sector bodies that indicates that Australia would benefit from a flow through shares (FTS) scheme.
07/05/2009 |
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FEDERAL Climate Change Minister, Penny Wong says that the delays to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) are not in Australia’s interest.
07/05/2009 |
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NEW Hope says that it hopes the Federal Government uses the delay to the emissions trading scheme (ETS) to improve the system.
06/05/2009 |
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MACARTHUR Coal has awarded Asciano Group a nine-year contract to provide the mining company with rail haulage capacity of up to 3.7 million tonnes per annum.
06/05/2009 |
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BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal has invested $23 million in a new longwall sheerer.
05/05/2009 |
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THE FEDERAL Government has announced that it will delay the introduction of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) by one year.
05/05/2009 |
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MINERALS Council of Australia Chief Executive Officer, Mitchell Hooke says that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s announced changes to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) do not address the central flaw in this proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS).
05/05/2009 |
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GLOBALCOAL has announced that the gC ICE Newcastle Futures contract broke all previous monthly record volumes by trading 5,095 lots in April, 2009.
04/05/2009 |
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QUEENSLAND’S Neil Larson appeared on Channel 7's show 10 Years Younger in 10 Days six months ago.
04/05/2009 |
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ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has called on Malcolm Turnbull to get out of the way of the Federal Government’s proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
01/05/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association executive director Ralph Hillman claims that the Australian Government will cripple the coal industry by excluding coal mining from the Energy-Intensive Trade-Exposed class.
01/05/2009 |
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ENERGY Minister Peter Collier officially opened the newly-commissioned Wesfarmers Energy liquid natural gas (LNG) plant in Kwinana on 30 April 2009.
01/05/2009 |