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• 391 applications from sponge iron sector pending with MoC for grant of LoAs

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: A total of 391 applications from the sponge iron sector were pending in the Ministry o... . ...Read More

• 164 applications pending for grant of coal linkages to cement sector`

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: A total of 164 applications from various companies in cement sector were pending in th... . ...Read More

• Pet coke despatches by rake fall marginally in December

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The loading of petroleum coke (fuel grade) by rakes by major Indian refineries in Dece... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kandla up 9.89% in Dec m-o-m

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: Steam coal import through the port of Kandla stood at 288,186 tons in December, up 9.8... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla up 96.64% m-o-m in Dec

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 52,970 tons in December 2013, ... . ...Read More

• Mineral production index up 3.7% in Nov m-o-m

  21 Jan 2014

  January 21: The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in November 2013 stood ... . ...Read More

• India’s Bhatia Denies Conspiracy Charge in Indonesia Coal Sales

  21 Jan 2014

  India’s Bhatia International Ltd. denied an allegation by the Central Bureau of Investigatio... . ...Read More

• NTPC alleges illegal mining in Jharkhand

  21 Jan 2014

    Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwad... . ...Read More

• Govt plans to offer 4 coal blocks in first tranche of auction

  21 Jan 2014

  The Centre is planning to offer four coal blocks to power sector out of the proposed ten to be auc... . ...Read More

• ‘Coal block de-allocation will hit investments in sponge iron plants’

  21 Jan 2014

  The de-allocation of coal blocks awarded to sponge iron manufacturers may result in investments of... . ...Read More

• $400 mn coal gas boost for Reliance Industries

  21 Jan 2014

  Reliance Industries Ltd, India's biggest company by sales, could get some $400 million, or nea... . ...Read More

• Coking Coal Prices To Stay Low?

  21 Jan 2014

  So what does all the hoopla around Coal India’s huge dividend mean for the overall coal busi... . ...Read More

• GVK Hancock names Darren Yeates as CEO for Galilee Basin coal mines

  21 Jan 2014

  GVK Hancock has appointed a Rio Tinto veteran as its chief executive, as the company's joint o... . ...Read More

• Forbes Coal Extends Its Opencast Operations

  21 Jan 2014

  Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. CA:FMC +4.17%  (jse:FMC) ("Forbes Coal" or the &q... . ...Read More

• Fishermen, environmentalists slam high court’s coal plant approval

  21 Jan 2014

  Politicians, fishermen and environmentalists have denounced a coal-fired power plant which they sa... . ...Read More