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• Stable trend in coal markets

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: A stable trend prevailed in international coal markets amidst lack of major buying and se... . ...Read More

• India accounts for 62% of SA’s May coal export

  09 Jun 2014

  June 9: Indian companies purchased as much as 62% of the total coal exported through South Africa&... . ...Read More

• South Africa’s coal export falls 2nd month running in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The total coal export through South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) fell... . ...Read More

• No export of South African coal to China in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The export of South African coal to China fell to zero in May 2014, according to data mad... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement finalises deal to procure imported pet coke

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: Shree Cement Ltd has finalised a deal to procure one cargo of 85,000 tons of imported pet... . ...Read More

• CIL in talks with Power plants to finalise coal imports

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: After appointing MMTC Ltd to procure imported coal on its behalf, Coal India Ltd (CIL) ha... . ...Read More

• Court allows transportation of Meghalaya coal

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The National Green Tribunal has allowed transportation of already mined coal lying at the... . ...Read More

• Spurt in pet coke despatches by Indian refineries in May

  09 Jun 2014

  June 09: The despatches of petroleum  coke (fuel grade) by rakes by major Indian refineries i... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry plans to auction 25 blocks in Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra

  09 Jun 2014

  The coal ministry plans to auction about 25 coal blocks that were taken back from private firms ov... . ...Read More

• National Green Tribunal to Review Ban on Coal Mining in Meghalaya

  09 Jun 2014

  The National Green Tribunal will hold a meeting in Shillong on Monday to review its order bannin... . ...Read More

• Power bid to check coal price

  09 Jun 2014

  The power ministry has asked its coal counterpart to advise CIL to supply fuel at the company&rs... . ...Read More

• Indonesia Power Station Coal Demand Seen Almost Doubling by 2022

  09 Jun 2014

  Indonesia is expected to nearly double domestic consumption of thermal coal over the next eight ... . ...Read More

• Coal: Environmentalists predict ‘last gasp’ for a traditional industry

  09 Jun 2014

  Coal exports, a lifeline for the besieged US mining sector, are faltering. After hitting a reco... . ...Read More

• Coal already losing ground to natural gas

  09 Jun 2014

  American coal was first mined commercially in Richmond and today the U.S. is among the world&rsquo... . ...Read More

• US: Under attack, coal maintains its political muscle

  09 Jun 2014

  The coal industry is shedding thousands of jobs and facing the government’s most severe crac... . ...Read More