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• Sans rail link, Coal India has blocks lying idle

  21 Feb 2014

  State-miner Coal India (CIL) has three to four fully developed large-size coal blocks ready for pr... . ...Read More

• Coal imports by power companies surge: Scindia

  21 Feb 2014

  India's rush to add power capacity after years of under-investment has forced electricity gene... . ...Read More

• PFC invites bid for UMPP coal blocks consultant

  21 Feb 2014

  Amid the recent spate of de-allocation of coal blocks, PFC Consulting Ltd (PFCCL), a fully-owned s... . ...Read More

• Indonesian coal exporters face second regulatory hurdle

  21 Feb 2014

  Indonesian thermal coal exporters are now required to produce a certificate clearing the miner to ... . ...Read More

• ArcelorMittal awaiting coal ministry nod on surrendered coal block at Rampia

  21 Feb 2014

  ArcelorMittal has said it had surrendered its coal block at Rampia and is awaiting coal ministry a... . ...Read More

• ATLANTIC THERMAL COAL: Spot European physical prices switch to contango

  21 Feb 2014

  The European-delivered CIF ARA physical thermal coal spot market fell back into a contango structu... . ...Read More

• Walter Energy sees improved metallurgical coal demand in 2014

  21 Feb 2014

  Coal miner Walter Energy Inc reported a smaller-than-expected fourth-quarter loss due to cost cuts... . ...Read More

• Mirae Shuns Mongolian Mining Junk Debt as Coal Slump Drains Cash

  21 Feb 2014

  Mirae Asset Management Co. is avoiding junk bonds of Mongolian Mining Corp. (975) in the absence o... . ...Read More

• Botswana’s burgeoning coal industry has potential, but challenges remain

  21 Feb 2014

  Investors and industry stakeholders should take note of the growing importance of coal in the Bots... . ...Read More

• International coal prices ease further

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20: Spot steam coal prices eased further on February 19 due to low demand and high stockp... . ...Read More

• Coal regulator gets Cabinet nod

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20: The Union Cabinet, on February 20, gave its nod for setting up an independent coal re... . ...Read More

• NINL firms up coke prices

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20: NINL has firmed up its coke prices by Rs 300 per ton for minimum lifting quantity of ... . ...Read More

• Govt stalls de-allocation of 3 coal blocks

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20:  In what seems to be the first stumble in the coal block de-allocation spree by ... . ...Read More

• NTPC lays foundation stone of first 800-MW unit in MP

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20: NTPC Limited, India's largest power utility, has laid the foundation stone of its... . ...Read More

• SLC-LT to discuss key issues in power, cement, sponge iron on Feb 21

  20 Feb 2014

  February 20: The meeting of the Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for Power, Sponge/Cement Se... . ...Read More