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• Very strong demand for G-11 grade coal in March e-auction

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Very strong demand was witnessed in March 2014 for G-11 grade (GCV 4,001 to 4,300 Kcal/k... . ...Read More

• G-12 grade coal sees good demand in March e-auction

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Good demand was witnessed for G-12 (GCV 3,701 to 4,000 Kcal/Kg) grade coal offered by tw... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G-13 grade coal in March e-auction

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Very strong demand was witnessed for G-13 (GCV 3,401 to 3,700Kcal/Kg) grade coal offered... . ...Read More

• El Nino weather pattern to depress coal prices

  23 Apr 2014

  Coal prices are likely to remain depressed this summer as the expected return of the El Nino weath... . ...Read More

• ED to probe money trail in five coal block cases

  23 Apr 2014

  The CBI has handed over five coal block allocation cases to the Enforcement Directorate for a prob... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry imposes Rs 15 crore fine on Abhijeet Group

  23 Apr 2014

  City-based Abhijeet Group, which is facing criticism for not supplying power to Mihan, has been pe... . ...Read More

• CBI to question UP Chief Secretary Usmani in Hindalco coal case

  23 Apr 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to question Jawed Usmani, the Chief Secretar... . ...Read More

• CBI summons ex-coal secy Parakh on April 25

  23 Apr 2014

  To question him on granting Orissa coal block to Hindalco. A day after CBI questioned former mi... . ...Read More

• Lower prices pushed coking coal import up 18% in FY14

  23 Apr 2014

  Average coking coal prices remained around $111-$118 a tonne throughout year in global markets, sh... . ...Read More

• Tribunal order to stop rat-hole mining across Meghalaya

  23 Apr 2014

  The National Green Tribunal has ordered a stop to rat-hole coal mining across Meghalaya and it obs... . ...Read More

• Russia reveals plans to boost flagging coal industry

  23 Apr 2014

  The Russian government has endorsed a long-term coal industry development program, featuring an in... . ...Read More

• Teck Resources Ltd to cut 600 jobs, warns current coal supply is ‘uneconomic’

  23 Apr 2014

  Steelmaking coal producers have started to slash production in response to lower prices, but Teck ... . ...Read More

• Arch cuts sales forecast for steel-making coal; shares slide

  23 Apr 2014

  U.S. coal miner Arch Coal Inc said it expects to ship fewer tons of steel-making metallurgical coa... . ...Read More

• Coal Glut Foils Price Rally With Miners Tied to Exports: Energy

  23 Apr 2014

  Australian mining companies are prolonging a supply glut that’s driven coal prices to a four... . ...Read More

• China’s Coal Boom is Waning With Ambitious Reductions Targets

  23 Apr 2014

  China is the world’s largest energy consumer and leading carbon dioxide emitter. Last year, ... . ...Read More