Australia’s Riversdale Mining Ltd. Seeking Partners to Build a Thermal Power Station in Mozambique

Mozambique has given approval to Australia’s Riversdale Mining Limited to seek partners to build a thermal power station to be fired by coal mined from its Benga concession in northwestern Tete province. Mozambican Energy Minister Salvador Namburete...

Blast in Vietnamese Coalmine Kills 8 Miners

At least 8 miners were killed and another 20 injured in a methane explosion in a coalmine in northeastern Vietnam early on Monday, local media reported.

Blast in Chinese Coal Mine Kills At Least 23 People

At least 23 miners have been killed and another six are unaccounted for after an explosion at a coal mine in northwest China, the Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Mozambique Government Threatening to Cancel Mining Concessions

The Mozambique Government has said it would cancel mining concession in cases where concession-holders are not yet exploring the mines as required by law to do so after a certain period of being issued the mining rights.

Kyrgyzstan Government Revokes Licenses From All Coal Mining Companies

The Government has revoked all working licenses of the five existing coal mining companies in Kyrgyzstan for violation of environmental legislation, Mir television company reports.