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Ghana Earning Royalties and Corporate Tax From Gold Mining Companies


For centuries, Europeans stripped Ghana of its gold deposits to such an extent that in colonial times it was known as the Gold Coast.

Western Canadian Coal Corp. Wins New Sale Contract To Continue Coal Mine Exploration in British Columbia


Shares of Western Canadian Coal Corp. rose another 24 per cent Wednesday, after a 23 per cent gain the previous day, when the company said it has signed enough new sales contracts to continue running its Brule mine and Wolverine operation in British Columbia.

Coal Mining Industry Concerns EPA Policy : Mountaintop Mining Permits in West Virginia and Kentucky


Gov. Joe Manchin went to Washington, DC., to meet with senior White House environmental officials Wednesday to discuss coal industry concerns after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency blocked some mountaintop mining permits in West Virginia and Kentucky.

Gold Mining Companies Eye Oppurtunity To Grab Venezuela Gold Reserves Potential


Venezuela is known for its biodiversity, petrochemicals, gold reserves and tourist potential. Even as the country sells world’s cheapest petro products due to heavy subsidies, there is not much heard about the gold treasure hidden in the country.

500 People Protest Coal Mining Exploration and Export, Newcastle Coal Mine Port Brought To a Standstill


More than 500 people protested coal mining and exports currently underway. Newcastle Harbour is already the world’s biggest coal port.

Coal Mine Prices Stable in China In Supply Remain


Spot coal prices at China’s top coal port Qinhuangdao were largely flat from a week earlier, but uncertainties in supply remain and may push prices higher.

Iron Ore Mining Companies Push Increase in Contract Prices


Despite concerns about the length and depth of the global recession, iron ore miners are pushing for as much as a 5% increase in the annual contract price beginning in April, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

Clean Water Act Permit for Open and Development Coal Mining Industry


In a blow to environmentalists and a huge victory for the coal mining industry, a federal appeals court recently overturned a lower court’s ruling that called for more extensive environmental review of mountaintop removal sites.

Leighton Expanded Coal Mining Exploration To Buy Mongolian Coal Mine


Leighton Holdings Ltd has purchased the mining rights to a coal mine in Mongolia, according to Mongolia Web News.