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Australia coal firms dig in for years of mine closures, job cuts
Reuters* Coal producers face too much supply through 2020 * Will be forced to make deeper cuts, shed more mines * Big firms best placed to weather downturn * Junior miners struggle to get funding By Rebekah Kebede PERTH, May 24 (Reuters) - Australian coal...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Australia, Sumitomo Corporation, BHP Billiton Plc., Mining
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Miners Vale, Rio Tinto accused of neglecting displaced Mozambicans
ReutersMAPUTO (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch accused Mozambique's government and foreign mining companies on Thursday of "serious shortcomings" in resettling communities to make way for coal mines, leaving thousands without proper homes, food or sources of...Tags: Civil Rights, Mozambique, International Law, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
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China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution
ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash imports while boosting the fortunes of a faltering domestic industry. The National...Tags: Mining, Metal and Mineral, Indonesia, China, Lobbying
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COLUMN-Peak in Australian commodity investment boom is a good thing: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 23 (Reuters) - The delay or cancellation of A$150 billion ($145 billion) of resource projects in Australia in the past year is...Tags: Australia, Ford Motor Co., Mining, Energy Resources, Glencore International AG
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COLUMN-China, India may seek better quality coal: Clyde Russell
Reuters--Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.-- By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 22 (Reuters) - Asian giants China and India may be planning to improve the quality of coal they are burning, but it's unlikely...Tags: Australia, China, Imports, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, India
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Hong Kong shares may start week higher, China property in focus
ReutersHONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start the week higher on Monday, with China property counters in focus after data over the weekend showed housing inflation accelerated to its fastest pace in April in two years. Average new home...Tags: BNP Paribas, China, China Enterprises, South Korea, Japan
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Exclusive: South Africa's NUM seeks 15-60 percent wage rises from gold, coal producers
ReutersJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers said it would seek pay rises of up to 60 percent from gold and coal producers, raising the prospect of fresh strikes as firms battle higher costs and falling prices in an already heated...Tags: AngloGold Limited, Inflation and Deflation, South Africa, Metal, Gold Fields Limited
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 20
ReutersCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) Leighton Holdings will accelerate cost cutting initiatives to weather deteriorating...Tags: Loans, Mining, Virgin Group, Ltd., Budgets and Budgeting, Credit Ratings
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CT, NJ Settlement To Shut Down Coal Units At PA Plant
The Hartford CourantTwo coal-burning units at an eastern Pennsylvania power plant are shutting down as a result of a lawsuit filed by Connecticut and New Jersey to enforce the federal Clean Air Act. The owners of the plant — NRG Energy and GenOn, which combined last...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics, Standards, NRG Energy Incorporated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: Global Change, Environmental Politics, Ecosystems, Mining, Electricity Production and Distribution
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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Riverside (Cook, Illinois), Allete Inc., Lansing, Nisource Incorporated, Mining
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PBS Coals begins new mine project
RoxCoal, a subsidiary of PBS Coals, Friedens, has started the long process of site preparation to open a new underground mine. The A Seam Mine is located near the intersection of the Garrett Shortcut and Mud Pike in Brothersvalley and Black townships....
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