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• BHP Billiton may be close to an exit from SA coal

  03 Apr 2014

  BHP Billiton may be close to a decision on the restructuring and sale of assets that could see it ... . ...Read More

• Colombia February coal exports down 44% month on month to 4.067 mil mt

  03 Apr 2014

  Colombian coal exports in February fell 44% month on month to 4.067 million mt, which was 15.1% hi... . ...Read More

• South African $18 Billion Train Plan Lifts Coal Exports: Freight

  03 Apr 2014

  In more than 40 years driving trains in South Africa, Jacobus Cornelius Van der Merwe has never se... . ...Read More

• MPs and unions join battle to save two of UK’s last coal mines

  03 Apr 2014

  MPs and unions are putting pressure on the government to save two of Britain’s last three pi... . ...Read More

• Rail Trouble Took Steam Out of Coal Price Rally

  03 Apr 2014

  Coal is making a comeback, but traffic jams along the nation’s rail network are keeping a li... . ...Read More

• US feared coal ash pollution settlement was too lenient, documents show

  03 Apr 2014

  The US Environmental Agency expressed concern last year that a proposed deal between North Carolin... . ...Read More

• Australian steam coal prices soften on low demand

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: After maintaining a brief firm trend on March 31, that helped indices to settle high, spo... . ...Read More

• Power plants not lifting coal from SECL

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: Coal output at South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL) may be affected if the power sector co... . ...Read More

• BHEL floats EoI to select partner for coal washery project

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: BHEL, a state-owned engineering and manufacturing company, has invited expressions of int... . ...Read More

• March e-auctions on coaljunction platform see good demand

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: Good demand was witnessed for the offerings of coal from Singareni Collieries Company Ltd... . ...Read More

• Coking coal sees good demand at e-auction in March

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: Washery grade coking coal (W3 and W4) offered on the e-auction platform conducted by coal... . ...Read More

• SCCL offerings see good demand at March spot e-auction

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: Good demand was witnessed for coal offered by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) for... . ...Read More

• G-1 grade coal sees good demand in March spot e-auction

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: Good demand was witnessed for G-1 grade coal (GCV above 7,000 Kcal/Kg) coal offered by NE... . ...Read More

• G-2 grade coal sees very strong demand in March e-auction

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: G-2 grade coal (GCV ranging from 6,701-7,000 Kcal/Kg) offered by NECL of Coal India Limit... . ...Read More

• Good demand for G-3 grade coal in March e-auction

  02 Apr 2014

  April 2: There was a good demand for G-3 grade coal (GCV ranging between 6,400 Kcal/kg and 6,700 K... . ...Read More