Peabody Energy Corporation
People (August 16, 2004)
US gov’t receives coal bids
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, is receiving bids from eligible companies to mine about 325 million tons of coal on federal land in Wyoming.
Big coal makes gains
Over the period ended April 20, America’s big coal producers dominated the greatest-value-change list, with
People (January 26, 2004)
Aker Kvaerner — David Lawson appointed head of Chilean operations; Don Gale appointed head of Canadian operations.Cazaly Resources — Clive Jones appointed joint managing director with current managi…
Miners hit new highs
With base metal prices rising across the board in response to a weakening U.S. dollar, U.S.-listed base metal majors basked in new multi-year highs during the 4-day period ended Dec. 22.Alcoa led the …
People (October 27, 2003)
Alcan — Christine Morin-Postel appointed director;Alcoa — John Pizzey, VP and group president of primary products, will retire in early 2004; Pizzey will be succeeded by Bernt Reitan.APAC…
People (September 22, 2003)
Alcoa — Klaus Kleinfeld appointed director.Corriente — Anthony Holler appointed to board; Catherine Mcleod-Seltzer resigned as director.European Goldfields — Gordon Toll appointed dire…
People (September 08, 2003)
Admiral Bay — Mark Brennan appointed director president and CEO; Robert McIntosh appointed VP of exploration; Godfrey Walton appointed special consultant; Bill Pearson appointed technical advisor; Ba…
Arch to buy Triton Coal for US$364 million
Arch Coal (AC-N), the second-largest coal producer in the U.S., has signed an agreement to buy Vulcan Coal Holdings, which owns all of the equity of Triton Coal Company, for $364 million in cash.Trito…