Tag: Coal
Macarthur Coal posts 9.3pc profit increase
Queensland mining company Macarthur Coal has announced a $72.7 million profit for this financial year, up 9.3 per cent on last year.[MORE]
Climate change meet to hear power generation support
The Latrobe City Council will represent Gippsland councils at a session in Traralgon this afternoon on the Federal Government's climate change green paper.[MORE]
Coal mines back at full production
Macarthur Coal says no jobs have been lost after two of its mines were affected by severe flooding in the central highlands earlier this year.[MORE]
Coal action group airs concerns to Nationals
Representatives from the Caroona Coal Action Group held a meeting with Nationals' MPs at AGQUIP in Gunnedah yesterday, to discuss the mining issues facing land-holders on the Liverpool Plains. [MORE]
DPI plays down chopper survey concerns
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says land-holders should not be worried about recent helicopter surveys on the Liverpool Plains.[MORE]
Mines set record production levels
Rio Tinto Coal has posted new production records at its two mines in central Queensland, despite severe flooding earlier this year.[MORE]
Coal port vital to new mines decision
A coal mining company says a new coal port at Gladstone, in central Queensland, will be vital in its decision whether to proceed with two new mines the state.[MORE]
Committee approves plan to bury CO2 emissions
A federal parliamentary committee has approved a plan for carbon dioxide to be buried in the sea bed to cut greenhouse gas emissions.[MORE]
Meeting to hear coal port worries
Byfield residents are concerned that a proposed coal port and rail line at Shoalwater Bay will have a devastating impact on their lives.[MORE]
$405m Moolarben mine on hold
Work will be delayed on the Moolarben coal mine near Mudgee until the Court of Appeal makes formal orders.[MORE]
Liberals vow to continue attacking Government over the gas crisis
The State Opposition says it will continue its attack on the Government over the gas crisis.[MORE]
Verve Energy cancels plans to increase power supplies at Muja plant
Verve Energy has decided not to recommission a third unit at its Muja coal fired power plant in Collie.[MORE]
Mayor ponders rail line infrastructure needs
The Mayor of the Whitsunday Regional Council is already considering what infrastructure will be needed if plans to build a rail line from the Pilbara, in Western Australia, to Abbot Point go ahead.[MORE]
Push on to sell $12.5b Pilbara-Qld rail plan
The founder of the so-called Iron Boomerang rail link, Shane Condon, is meeting business leaders in Bowen today to sell his grand plan for a rail line from the Pilbara, in north-west Western Australia, to Abbot Point in north Queensland.[MORE]
Green group lobbies against coal port plan
The Capricorn Conservation Council (CCC) says it will be writing to Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett about a proposed coal port at Shoalwater Bay in central Queensland.[MORE]
Rudd soft on China over climate change: Hunt
The Federal Opposition says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has gone soft on China when it comes to climate change and clean energy.[MORE]
Port Kembla port breaks trade records
The Port of Port Kembla has broken all records in trade over the past financial year.[MORE]
Council wants share of coal income
The Gunnedah Shire Council says the New South Wales Government should share its income from coal mining with the local communities that are most affected.[MORE]
Caroona restriction proves system works: minerals council
The New South Wales Minerals Council says BHP Billiton's decision to restrict coal exploration in the Caroona Basin shows the state's mining assessment process is robust.[MORE]
Residents unhappy with gas search
Residents of the Hunter's Wollombi Valley say the New South Wales Government should never have allowed Sydney Gas to look for coal seam gas deposits in the area.[MORE]
Push for Mudgee coal haulage ban
Moves are afoot to ban the future rail haulage of coal through Mudgee.[MORE]
Council still undecided on port support
The Rockhampton Regional Mayor says yesterday's meeting with Waratah Coal was constructive. [MORE]
Coal's future is safe, but what about the climate?
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Climate change protesters and coal traders both say the question of the coal industry's future is daft. [MORE]
ATEC chief backs Shoalwater Bay coal port, railway
The man behind a proposed railway linking the Surat and Bowen basins has thrown his support behind the Shoalwater Bay coal port and railway line.[MORE]
Coal miner up-beat despite clouded year
Macarthur Coal says it is confident of improved performances later this year, despite disappointing figures for the June quarter.[MORE]
