Jambi inviting investors to engage in titanium mining

Jambi (ANTARA News) - Jambi`s provincial administration is inviting foreign and domestic investors to engage in titanium mining in three of the province`s districts, namely Merangin, Bungo and Sarolangun, a spokesman said.The head of Jambi province`s mining affairs office,...

Coal producers required to prioritize meeting domestic needs

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government required all coal mining concessionaires to supply all of part of their coal to the domestic market.Mineral and Coal Director General at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Simon Sembiring said in Jakarta on Friday that under...

Gas explosion at illegal mine in northern China leaves 20 dead

"BEIJING - A gas explosion in an illegal mine in northern China has killed at least 20 people, state media said Monday. Xinhua News Agency said the accident happened when miners were attempting to reopen an illegal mine in Shanxi province that the government had used...

Chinese coal mine accidents kill 3,786 last year

"China reported a 20.2 percent decrease in the number of fatalities caused by coal mine accidents in 2007.The country`s safety watchdog said Saturday that 3,786 people were killed in coal mine accidents last year, Xinhua reported."It is the second consecutive year for the...

Steam-power plant in Cilacap stops operating for coal deficiency

""We have temporarily stopped operating our two turbine systems since Thursday," the power plant`s field manager, Sutikno told ANTARA by phone on Friday.He added due to the bad weather on Kalimantan waters, the Bali Straits and South China Sea, some barges were unable to...

Three New Classic Games Added To Wii Shop Channel

"If you hear a rumbling on the roof tonight, don’t assume that it’s reindeer when there are gorillas on the loose. Yes, this week’s merry Wii™ Shop Channel lineup includes a classic adventure title to entertain every reveler in your household, from the nicest to the...

FutureGen selects Mattoon, Ill as home for future clean coal plant

FutureGen, the golden child of clean energy, has selected Mattoon, Ill as the home for it's $1.5 billion clean coal plant. The name 'FutureGen' conjures images of scientists in bio suits and monkeys with 3 tails."The FutureGen Alliance, a collective of some of the world's...

New coal plants bury ‘Kyoto’

 The article below is from the The Christian Science Monitor. New greenhouse-gas emissions from China, India, and the US will swamp cuts from the Kyoto treaty. By Mark Clayton | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor So much for Kyoto. The official treaty...

Jambi has 500 million tons of exploitable coal deposits

"Jambi`s calculated and exploitable coal potential with calories of 4,500 to 5,400 kkal/kg reached 500 million tons.This vast energy potential needs to be exploited and used for economic development, especially electric energy generation, Jambi Governor H Zulkifli Nurdin said...

China coal mine blast kills 18, with 43 missing

Beijing (ANTARA News) - An explosion at a Chinese coal mine killed at least 18 people and left 43 missing, the Beijing News reported on Monday, the latest in an all-too-familiar series of fatal colliery accidents. The explosion in Zhenxiong in the southwestern province of...

Indonesia won`t limit thermal coal exports - minister

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia will not impose a ceiling on coal exports as domestic demand is still below production, the energy minister said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world's largest exporter of thermal coal, is expected to produce 196 million tonnes of coal this...