Coal

PINE VALLEY COALA backhoe loads a truck at Pine valley Coal's Willow Creek mine in northeastern B.C. where the company recently learned that its coking coal pit there contained three times more oxidized coal than had been anticipated.

When it rains it pours in Pine Valley

The list of problems for junior coal-producer Pine Valley Mining (PVM-T, PVMCF-O) is long: a washplant with poor recoveries; a pit with more oxidized coal than expected; and a loan agreement that coul…



Mexican coal miners face hazardous conditions

Lima, Peru — Almost a year after Mexico’s worst mining disaster in four decades, investigators are still trying to recover the 64 missing bodies of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos coal pit…




Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine

Vancouver — Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open-pit coal operation, the Wolverine mine in northeastern British Columbia, into production….


Imperial makes bid for bcMetals

Vancouver – A newly launched takeover bid for bcMetals (C-V) could catapult Imperial Metals (III-T) into a much la…


China hires 70,000 safety inspectors for coal mines

The state-owned People’s Daily Online is reporting that some 70,000 miners have been recruited by Chinese coal mines to work as mining safety supervisors, a move by the All-China Federation of Trade U…


Sherritt makes $93M in first half (August 28, 2006)

Strong revenues thanks to high commodity prices brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) a net income of $57.2 million (36 per share) on revenue of $297 million in the second quarter of the year…





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