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Gloucester, Yanzhou in giant $8bn coal play: reportSydney (AFP) Dec 20, 2011 Trading in Australian miner Gloucester Coal was halted Tuesday following reports it was in talks with China's Yanzhou Coal Mining to create an Aus$8 billion (US$7.9 billion) coal giant. In a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Gloucester said it had requested trading of its shares be temporarily stopped "pending the release of an announcement by the company". "The trading halt is necessary as Gloucester expects to make an announcement in connection with a possible change of co ... read more |
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 Death toll in China mine blast rises to 34 The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in China has risen to 34, an official said Sunday, as rescuers continue to search for workers still trapped underground amid fading hopes of finding survivors. ... more | .. |
Battle to save 23 miners trapped in China Fears were growing on Friday for 23 workers trapped underground after a blast at an illegal coal mine in China that killed 20 of their colleagues, the latest disaster to hit the industry in the country. ... more | .. |
 China coal mine accident traps at least 43 An accident at a coal mine in China trapped at least 43 workers underground on Thursday, state media and officials said, the latest in a string of incidents to hit the country's vast mining industry. ... more | .. |
Death toll in China mine blast rises to 10 The death toll from a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine has risen to 10 after two seriously injured workers who were rescued from the shaft died from their wounds, state media reported Tuesday. ... more |
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45 saved in major Chinese mine rescue: state media Forty-five miners trapped underground after a rock blast in a Chinese coal mine were brought to the surface Saturday in a rare successful rescue, CCTV state television reported. ... more | .. |
 China battles to save 50 trapped miners Rescuers in China were battling against the clock on Friday to rescue 50 coal miners trapped underground after a sudden explosion of rocks killed four of their colleagues. ... more | .. |
China coal mine blast kills 29: state media A gas explosion at a coal mine operating without a proper licence has killed 29 miners in central China, state media said Sunday, the latest in a series of deadly accidents to hit the industry. ... more | .. |
Thirteen dead in China coal mine blast: report Thirteen people have been killed in a coal mine gas explosion in China's central Chongqing region, the official news agency Xinhua said Wednesday. ... more |
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Sundance says 'no reason' to doubt Hanlong deal Australia's Sundance Resources on Tuesday said China's Hanlong Mining had assured it there was "no reason" to doubt its Aus$1.65 billion (Aus$1.65 billion) takeover despite an insider trading probe linked to the deal. ... more | .. |
 Mountaintop coal mining moves a step ahead In a major victory for the coal industry operating in the Appalachian region, a U.S. district judge ruled that environmental officials overstepped their authority by subjecting mountaintop-removal mining operations to more stringent permit reviews. ... more | .. |
13 killed in China mine explosion At least 13 workers were killed after an explosion in a coal mine in southwestern China on Tuesday, state media said, in the latest mining accident to hit the country. ... more | .. |
Concern as China firm to buy Australian coal mine Western Australia's Premier Colin Barnett Wednesday raised concerns about foreign ownership in his resource-rich state after it was revealed a Chinese firm intends to buy a crucial coal mine. ... more |
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China, India buy up Australian coal field Energy-hungry India and China have snapped up almost all of Australia's next big coal field, the northern Galilee basin, three years before production even begins, a report said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
India acquires Australian coal assets Indian conglomerate GVK Group said it will pay $1.26 billion to buy a majority stake in three coal mines and a port and rail project from Australia's Hancock Group. ... more | .. |
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India's coal projects face obstacles India's increasing energy needs are being hampered by regulatory delays for coal mining projects. ... more |
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 Trapped Chinese miners unlikely to survive: Xinhua Three workers trapped in a mine in northeastern China since it flooded 10 days ago are unlikely to survive the disaster, the state Xinhua news agency said on Friday. ... more | .. |
China pulls 19 from flooded mine in rare rescue Rescue workers on Tuesday saved 19 miners from a flooded Chinese mine where they had been trapped for a week, state media said, in a rare good-news story for an industry in which thousands die each year. ... more | .. |
3 rescued in China mine, 23 still trapped Three miners trapped for more than four days in a flooded mine shaft in northeast China were rescued Saturday as authorities battled to reach another 23 workers still underground, state media said. ... more | .. |
Hopes fade for 26 trapped in China mine Hopes faded Thursday that 26 miners trapped for over two days in a flooded mine in northeast China would survive, as local officials were punished for the accident, the government and press said. ... more |
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Pinera under fire over coal mine project Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has been spared a politically damaging campaign to discredit him, at least for now, because he owns shares in a Patagonian coal mine in southern Chile. ... more | .. |
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 China rescuers end search for Guizhou miners Rescuers in southwest China have called off their search for 21 coal miners trapped underground by a flood two weeks ago, saying the workers were "very unlikely to be alive", state media said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Australia PM hails coal deal amid poll slump Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday hailed a record coal mining bid as proof the key resources sector would thrive, shrugging off a slump in the polls over her plans for a pollution tax. ... more |
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