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• Coal scams caused shutdown of 65000 MW of power projects: Piyush Goyal

  07 Jul 2014

  Coal scams during the tenure of the "previous government" have adversely impacted the av... . ...Read More

• Tata Power gains on stake sale in Indonesian coal miner

  07 Jul 2014

  The company said it has signed an option deal to sell a 5% in coal miner PT KPC to get additional ... . ...Read More

• Five-six more months may be needed to wrap up coal scam probe, says CBI

  07 Jul 2014

  After more than two years of investigation and tenure of two CBI directors, it seems the country&#... . ...Read More

• Advisory group takes stock of coal-related problems

  07 Jul 2014

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) accounts for 81 per cent of the country’s coal production with bulk of ... . ...Read More

• Coal mining in Chhattisgarh: Plea transferred to green panel

  07 Jul 2014

  A petition over a dispute among villagers of Dharamjaigarh Nagar Panchayat, Raigarh district in Ch... . ...Read More

• Chinese demand for Indonesian coal increases despite pollution fears

  07 Jul 2014

  Miner optimistic about prospects on the mainland as demand for brown coal increases Agritrade R... . ...Read More

• Automation grants access to thin coal seams

  07 Jul 2014

  A Queensland coal mine is trialling the use of German automation technology to exploit of hard-to-... . ...Read More

• Meeting on underground coal gasification by month-end

  07 Jul 2014

  State-owned Coal IndiaBSE 0.86 % (CIL) has convened a meeting later this month to deliberate on th... . ...Read More

• Worst Asian Bond Hidili Shows Coal Mine Distress: China Credit

  07 Jul 2014

  Asia’s worst-performing bonds in the past year were issued by a Chinese coal miner facing a ... . ...Read More

• Global agreement could impact coal industry

  07 Jul 2014

  At the recent midyear UN climate negotiations in Bonn, an unprecedented 60 countries (including Ge... . ...Read More

• Lawsuits seek to stop work at coal mines in 3 Western states until more reviews done

  07 Jul 2014

  Coal industry representatives say lawsuits against mines in three Western states could have conseq... . ...Read More

• Port sees coal exports drop in first half of year

  07 Jul 2014

  Through the first half of the year, coal exports through Hampton Roads, the top U.S. coal-shipping... . ...Read More

• Bathurst confident of riding out depressed hard coking coal prices

  07 Jul 2014

  Depressed global prices of premium hard coking coal appear set to continue, but West Coast mine de... . ...Read More

• Coal prices ease further on weak demand

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Spot coal prices in the international markets eased further on July 3 as buyers continued ... . ...Read More

• Coal production from 33 captive blocks may reach 52.93 mt in 2014-15

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Coal production from 33 captive coal blocks, which have not yet attended the pick rated ca... . ...Read More