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• Sluggish trend in international coal markets

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Spot coal prices continued to remain range-bound on January 3 in the absence of partici... . ...Read More

• Coke prices firm up despite softness in coking coal rates

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Spot prices of metallurgical (met) coke increased by nearly $27 per ton even as coking ... . ...Read More

• SAIL defers order for domestic coke

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) has so far not placed order despite finalising ... . ...Read More

• First central co-ordination panel meet to weigh critical issues

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: The first meeting of the Central Co-ordination Committee, to be held under the chairman... . ...Read More

• MoC hauls up seven more companies

  06 Jan 2014

  January 6: Seven companies, including National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Damodar Valley Co... . ...Read More

• Urgent drill to auction coal blocks

  06 Jan 2014

  The coal ministry has speeded up its plan to auction around 27 coal blocks, holding 3 billion tonn... . ...Read More

• Inferior coal import scam: CBI registers two cases

  06 Jan 2014

  CBI has registered two cases of cheating for alleged import and supply of low quality coal from ... . ...Read More

• Gladstone coal exports soar

  06 Jan 2014

  An extraordinary period of growth over the past decade has cemented Gladstone Port's place as ... . ...Read More

• Pakistan Govt advancing on coal power projects to ensure reduction in fuel bill

  06 Jan 2014

  Ministry of Water and Power has initiated preliminary documentation on two coal projects of 660 ... . ...Read More

• Tohoku to Buy More U.S., Canada Coal to Cut Australia Reliance

  06 Jan 2014

  Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Japan’s third-biggest user of thermal coal, plans to increase impo... . ...Read More

• Coal looks at another rough year

  06 Jan 2014

  It’s estimated U.S. mines produced 110 to 112 Million tons of coal in 2013. The figure is su... . ...Read More

• 2014-outlook for coal BHP,Rio-Tinto,Xstrata,New Hope Corporation

  06 Jan 2014

  In early December Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the world's largest private sector coal company,... . ...Read More

• 4 killed in SW China coal mine explosion

  06 Jan 2014

  Four people have been confirmed dead and four others were injured after a coal-mine gas burning in... . ...Read More

• Dirtiest Coal’s Rebirth in Europe Flattens Medieval Towns

  06 Jan 2014

  Europe’s appetite for cheaper electricity is reviving mines that produce the dirtiest type o... . ...Read More

• Little change in international coal prices

  03 Jan 2014

  January 3: The spot coal prices largely unchanged on January 2 as participants continued to remain... . ...Read More