China Natural Resources Consummates Acquisition of Coal Mining Company in Guizhou Province, PRC.
HONG KONG, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CHINA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. (NasdaqCM: CHNR), a company based in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced that, on January 12, 2009, it consummated the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Newhold Investments Limited and its wholly-owned...

Resumption of Trading of Shares of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited in Hong Kong and New York.
HONG KONG, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the "Company"; NYSE: YZC; SEHK: 1171; SSE: 600188) announces that, following a request made by the Company to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, trading in its H Shares has resumed with effect from 9:30 a.m. on...

Trading of Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited in Hong Kong and New York is Suspended.
HONG KONG, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited (the "Company"; NYSE: YZC; SEHK "1171"; SSE "600188"), announces that, following a request made by the Company to the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, trading in its H shares was suspended with effect from 9:38 a.m. on...

Rainforest Action Network Applauds Bank of America for Coal Mining Move.
ENERGY RESOURCE-5 December 2008-Rainforest Action Network Applauds Bank of America for Coal Mining Move(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Rainforest Action Network is praising Bank of America for its decision to phase out financing for companies that practice mountaintop removal coal mining, a highly destructive and controversial method of...

Beacon Energy Corporation Opens Negotiations for Property with Coal Mining Rights.
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beacon Energy Corporation (Pink Sheets: BCND) a wholly owned subsidiary of Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation announced today that it has entered negotiations to acquire a 950 acre track of property with coal mining rights/reserves in Pennsylvania. The company is very...

Gary Hollow: A History of the Largest Coal Mining Operation in the World.
Gary Hollow: A History of the Largest Coal Mining Operation in the World. By Alex P. Schust. (Harwood, Md.: Two Mule Publishing Company, c. 2005. Pp. vi, 474. $65.00, ISBN 0-9767517-0-4.) Coalwood: A History of the West Virginia Mining Communities of Coalwood, Caretta and Six. By Alex...

Australian mining firm optimisitic on mineable coal reserve prospects.
Australia Stock Exchange-listed Dwyka Resources Ltd. (DRL) is optimistic of identifying a mineable coal reserve in a Cotabato coal prospect after finding initial positive results. DRL, in partnership with Filipino firm Mana Resources Devt. Corp. (MRDC) intersected "more than 10 meters of coal" in its Daguma coal...

Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation Completes Purchase and Development Agreements of its Coal Mining Rights and Receives Valuation Estimates.
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation (Pink Sheets: BCND) today announced that it's wholly owned subsidiary Beacon Energy Corporation has finalized and completed the purchase of 100% of the coal rights for two parcels of land totaling 1020 acres in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The...

Captive coal mining policy coming a cropper.
Byline: Nevin John MUMBAI: The government's efforts to attract private investment in coal mining by giving major user companies more freedom for captive mining seem to yield only mediocre results. Officials from leading energy companies that ET spoke to are blaming the government for the...