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Toledo to remain listed in London

DMCI Mining Corp. said it will keep Toledo Mining Corp. listed on the London Stock Exchange. DMCI Holdings president Isidro Consunji said Toledo Mining would remain listed because more than 25 percent of the company’s shares were still owned by minority shareholders....

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Nuclear experts slam Fukushima nuclear plant operators over not admitting toxic water releases Foreign nuclear experts have blasted the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with one saying its lack of transparency over toxic water leaks showed "you...

Fighting coal: The need for cross-country collaborations

Coal has been the key energy source for the industrial revolution, providing amenities that most of us take for granted today—including electricity, new materials (steel, plastics, cement and fertilizers), fast transportation, and advanced communications. But now the...

UK COAL SAYS ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’, SHAME ABOUT THE DEBTS

THE LOOSE ANTI OPENCAST NETWORK LAON Press Release 2013 – 31, 7 August 2013 According to various items of news concerning the collapse of UK Coal Operations it has been very much ‘business as usual’ at opencast sites operated by the company UK Coal Production, now the...

Vedanta says: India needs us, and it wasn’t us what did it

Report of the Vedanta plc AGM held in the London Marriott Hotel near Grosvenor Square, 1 August 2013 While a lively and colourful protest took place in warm sunshine outside the Vedanta AGM, those in the quiet, air-conditioned hall where the meeting took place may...

INDEFINITE CIVIC STRIKE CALLED IN LA GUAJIRA DEPARTMENT, COLOMBIA

An alliance of unions and grassroots organizations in the northern Colombian department (province) of La Guajira is calling for strike action next month if their demands are not met. La Guajira is home to the massive Cerrejon coal mine, owned by London-listed Anglo...

Coal at Risk as Global Lenders Drop Financing on Climate

The world’s richest nations, moving to combat global warming, are cutting government support for new coal-burning power plants in developing countries, dealing a blow to the world’s dominant source of electricity. First it was President Barack Obama pledging in June...

Barrick in big trouble in Chile

Shareholder class action against Barrick attracts 5 whistleblowers! Court documents filed by Labaton Sucharow LLP on August 2, 2013 related to a class action lawsuit on behalf of Barrick shareholders reveal the testimonies of five former Barrick employees. These...

Potash upheaval threatens England’s first mine in 40 years

Opponents of England’s first planned potash mine in 40 years can thank Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov for helping their cause. A decision by OAO Uralkali to withdraw from a powerful marketing venture has upended the world’s $20 billion potash industry and is set...

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