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Poland’s JSW plans to stop investment in Krupinski mine
Poland's JSW intends to stop investing in Krupinski - one of its five coal mines - as part of a plan to reduce costs and concentrate on coking coal, but declares it is too premature to discuss about closing the thermal coal mine, as stated by a JSW spokesperson on Monday.
read more... 19/05/2015
Poland: Bogdanka intends to pay 3 zlotys per share as dividend
Polish coal miner Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka intends to pay out dividend at 3 zlotys per share or a total of 102 million zlotys ($28.30 million), as stated by the company on Thursday.
read more... 30/04/2015
EU consents rescue assistance for Romanian coal power producer
The European Commission declared on Tuesday it would permit Romania's leftist government to offer a rescue help estimated at 167 million lei ($40.3 million) to indebted state-owned coal power producer CE Hunedoara to keep it operating for the next six months.
read more... 22/04/2015
Workers start three-day strike at Areva's Somair mine in Niger
Workers at French nuclear conglomerate Areva's Somair mine in Niger started a three-day strike on Tuesday over what they declared was the group's failure to pay bonuses, as stated by a union representative.
read more... 08/04/2015
German Economy Minister supports lignite mines
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has wanted to reassure energy firms that the government has no plans to close lignite mines, as indicated in copy of a letter addressed to works councils.
read more... 02/04/2015