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• Pet coke imports via New Mangalore sharply up in Dec

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Pet coke imports through the port of New Mangalore stood at 110,995 tons in December 20... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via New Mangalore drop 31.39% in Dec m-o-m

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Met coke imports through the port of New Mangalore stood at 87,376 tons in December 201... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via New Mangalore port at 43,100 tons in Dec

  08 Jan 2014

  January 8: Imports of PCI coal via New Mangalore port stood at 43,100 tons during the month of Dec... . ...Read More

• India’s coal imports rise 20 percent to help fuel new power plants

  08 Jan 2014

  India's coal imports rose 20 percent to 105.8 million tonnes in April-October from a year earl... . ...Read More

• China approves massive new coal capacity despite pollution fears

  08 Jan 2014

  * Beijing approves 15 new large coal mining projects over year * Total new capacity, including ... . ...Read More

• Coal ministry threatens to de-allocate Utkal-C block

  08 Jan 2014

  The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued a showcause notice to Utkal Coal Ltd (UCL) for slow progress... . ...Read More

• Temporary rebound expected for coal mining in 2014

  08 Jan 2014

  The U.S. coal mining industry will see a modest and short-lived rebound in 2014, driven by more pr... . ...Read More

• Greenpeace demands cancellation of Mahan coal block

  08 Jan 2014

  Greenpeace India said the Power Ministry had informed CBI that it did not recommend Hindalco for t... . ...Read More

• CBI files 2 more FIRs in coal scam

  08 Jan 2014

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed two more FIRs in the coal scam against the two... . ...Read More

• Railways to set up coal shed at Barahat in Banka

  08 Jan 2014

  The railways, in the backdrop of insufficient space for stockpiling coal at coal shed at Pirpainty... . ...Read More

• Colombian November coal exports up 11.2% from a year ago: agency

  08 Jan 2014

  Colombian exports of coal in November totaled 6,704,149 mt, 11.2% more than the 6,029,876 mt shipp... . ...Read More

• Barge firm scans Monongahela for new cargo

  08 Jan 2014

  The decline of the Appalachian coal industry is forcing businesses that once depended on the black... . ...Read More

• VN regrets its cooperation with Indonesia in coal project

  08 Jan 2014

  Who is Vietmindo? In late 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a dispatch to the Prime... . ...Read More

• Slight uptrend in Indonesian coal prices

  07 Jan 2014

  January 7: Spot seaborne coal prices witnessed mixed trends on January 6 as rates of higher grade ... . ...Read More

• 3 more cos hauled over coals for slow block development

  07 Jan 2014

  January 7: Continuing with its hardline stance, the Ministry of Coal (MoC) show-caused three more ... . ...Read More