Western Canadian Coal fires up Wolverine mine
Vancouver – Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) has brought its second open pit coal operation, the Wolve…
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Teck Cominco sets new earnings record
Vancouver – The good times keep rolling for diversified miner Teck Cominco (TEK.B-T, TCKBF-O), which posted record…
Two-way coal merger derailed in favour of three-way deal
Vancouver — The proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE-T, NNEMF-O) has been derailed, with NEMI opting instead to join a thre…
Coal companies pursue conflicting merger proposals
Vancouver – Taking the position that a deal is a deal, Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L)) plans to proceed with…
Peabody Excel-erates its coal business
St. Louis, Mo.-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal producer Excel Coal (EXOAF-O, EXL-A) for about US$1.5 billion….
Tumbler Ridge coal properties consolidated
A deal between Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L, AGL-J) subsidiary Anglo Coal Canada, Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) a…
Peabody buying Excel Coal
St. Louis-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal produce…
Xstrata Coal extends reach to Americas
The Donkin coal resource in Nova Scotia could serve as an anchor for other potential projects in the Americas as Xstrata Coal aims to expand beyond its traditional base in Australia and South Africa….
Compliance Energy eyes ‘dual-fuel’ power plant
Develop metallurgical coal mines, get a “dual-fuel” power plant up and running, and continue to operate a thermal coal mine: it sounds like a big to-do list for a junior company. But Compliance Energy…
Western Canadian Coal and NEMI on growth-by-merger track
Vancouver — Driven by Asia’s booming economies, the international coal trade has expanded faster in the past decade than any other commodity. Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WXJXF-O, WTN-L) and NEMI No…
Agnico-Eagle goes international through Finland
It is over an ocean and 6,000 km northeast of LaRonde, Quebec, but with pine-forest covered hills and a pro-mining …
Compliance looks to energize coal
Develop metallurgical coal mines, get a “dual-fuel” power plant up and running, and continue to operate a thermal c…