We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
Thursday, 18 June 09
COAL MINING HALTS AFTER DEADLY BLAST - (UPDATE 2)
 All mining activists in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, are at a standstill after a major underground explosion killed at least 31 miners and buried 12 others, officials said Wednesday.
They added the 12 missing miners were feared dead after being trapped underground for more than a day.
The order to halt all mining activities was issued by Sawahlunto Mayor Amran Nur to 13 coal mining firms operating in the area, including PT Detras in Bukit Bual, where the fatal blast occurred Tuesday.
"Company operations have been temporarily closed until they comply with proper mining procedures and ensure the safety of miners," Amran said at his office in Sawahlunto.
The explosion may have been caused by a buildup of methane gas in the mine.
Amran said the Sawahlunto mining office had tried to prevent accidents in the mine by reviewing operations after examining the levels of methane gas in the mine.
"But miners expelled and chased away officials assigned to investigate the site in December 2001," he added.
The mayor admitted the levels of methane gas in the mine were dangerously high due to a lack of ventilation.
"We issued a letter asking them to add additional ventilation, but we didn't know whether they had abided by it or not. We didn't check it again," he said.
Rescue workers estimate the death toll to 31.
Rustam Pakaya, the head of the Health Ministry's disaster center, said in a text message that at least 12 more miners were still missing, Reuters reported.
As many as 16 bodies were retrieved on Tuesday, and another 14 on Wednesday, rescuers said. Most of the bodies sustained severe wounds and could not be identified.
Alexander Tarigan, who leads the rescue team from PT Allied Indo Coal (AIC), said the explosion did not disturb the structure of the mine and had not compromised the rescue efforts.
Rumainar, a member from the West Sumatra disaster management task force, said data from his emergency post at the blast site recorded that 32 miners were trapped in the mine.
He could not say exactly what had triggered the explosion.
"There are two versions. One says it was caused by a short circuit in the power generator, while another claims it was caused by a miner smoking.
"Which story is correct cannot be traced because all witnesses have all been killed," Rumaniar said.
Sawahlunto Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Ano Sunarno said all mining operations had been suspended to allow for an investigation.
After the investigation is completed, he added, the police would coordinate with the local administration to determine whether to allow mining activities in the area to continue.
The 100-meter-deep mine was locally owned and produced 1,500 tons of coal a month that supplied the local paper and power companies.
Source: The Jakarta Post (http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/18/coal-mining-halts-after-deadly-blast.html)
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Saturday, 05 September 09
SHANXI AIMS TO MAINTAIN 2009 COAL OUTPUT AT LAST YEAR'S LEVEL
Interfax-China reported that, Shanxi Province, the country's second-largest coal producing region, is aiming to keep its annual coal output a ...
Saturday, 05 September 09
INDIA BUYING INTO AUSTRALIA'S COAL - INTERVIEW
India is in line to buy vast amounts of Australian coal. An Indian cabinet minister is on a special mission to Australia to help satisfy India's ur ...
Saturday, 05 September 09
52 COMPANIES SUBMIT EOIS TO COAL INDIA
The Hindu, India's largest English news paper reported that, International mining majors from the U.S., South Africa, Australia and Indonesia are a ...
Friday, 04 September 09
INDONESIA PAITON ENERGY BUYS COAL FROM ADARO, KIDECO
PT Paiton Energy, an Indonesian independent power producer, has agreed to buy 3 million tonnes of coal from PT Adaro Energy Tbk (ADRO.JK) and PT Kid ...
Thursday, 03 September 09
ICVL IN TALKS FOR COAL BLOCKS IN INDONESIA
These acquisitions will help ICVL meet an internal target of importing at least 5 million tonnes (mt) of coking coal by 2012-13
LiveMint reported ...
|
|
|
Showing 6451 to 6455 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Economic Council, Georgia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Planning Commission, India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Australian Coal Association
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The University of Queensland
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
|
| |
| |
|
