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Energy & Resources

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Another mining disaster…

But this time in a ‘safe’ coal mine; or is there such a thing in China?
Feb 27, 2009 (WiC 4)

A gas explosion, which killed 74 miners at Tunlan in Shanxi province last Sunday, has angered a Chinese media long used to reporting on industrial accidents. The blast seems to have been caused by inadequate ventilation, as well as incomplete ...

Meet the Guanyang Gang

The story of the world’s hardiest (and perhaps canniest) miners
Feb 27, 2009 (WiC 4)

Mining fever of the popular imagination is all about the gold rush – the chaos of thousands of prospectors descending on places like the Klondike in the Yukon or the Sierra Nevada in California in hope of making their fortunes. Where once ...

China’s electricity industry is on the cusp of a revolution
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

Catastrophe was often imminent for Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise. At such moments he would radio down to his engine room – normally as hostile Klingon lasers shook the ship violently – and insist on “more power” ...

Scrap over metal

The announcement of Chinalco’s $19.5 billion offer for a large chunk of Rio Tinto is earning media scrutiny in China…
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

Is China's government the real buyer? Both management teams say this is a deal with Chinalco and not with the Chinese government. But this won’t wash with most of the international press. Chinalco is lossmaking, so will rely ...

No more con-Fusion

China’s nuclear ambitions just got 30 gigawatts more substantial
Feb 13, 2009 (WiC 2)

China has its finger on the nuclear launch button. But before the Swiss start running for their government-mandated fallout shelters, we should clarify that Beijing is merely triggering the next phase of its nuclear energy plans. Local media ...

Shanxi takes on its coal barons
Feb 6, 2009 (WiC 1)

In a leafy villa suburb of Beijing there is mansion owned by a Shanxi coal baron that stands out from those surrounding it. If ever you could call a house ‘bling’ this would be it: the entire exterior is clad in marble. A vision of opulence, ...

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