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• CIL penalty brings focus back on coal regulator

  16 Dec 2013

  Doubts rising over CIL’s capacity to meet growing demand gap The recent imposition of Rs 1,... . ...Read More

• Bill to create coal regulatory body introduced in Lok Sabha

  16 Dec 2013

  A Bill to set up an independent coal sector regulator with the task of conserving resources and ch... . ...Read More

• Coal India board to discuss special dividend to govt Monday

  16 Dec 2013

  State-owned Coal India Ltd has called a board meeting tomorrow to consider giving special dividend... . ...Read More

• Let Coal Inda get fuel from captive mines at cost: Ministry

  16 Dec 2013

  The Coal Ministry is of the view that Coal India should pay only the production cost while buying ... . ...Read More

• Adani coal mine moves ahead

  16 Dec 2013

  Indian firm Adani is a step closer to building a $2.2 billion rail line connecting a proposed coal... . ...Read More

• ANC in South Africa fights to expand country’s coal production

  16 Dec 2013

  South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is backing the expansion o... . ...Read More

• 21 workers killed after gas explosion at western Xinjiang coal mine

  16 Dec 2013

  An explosion has killed 21 workers at a coal mine in the far western Xinjiang region, Xinhua repor... . ...Read More

• China’s Changing Coal Consumption Threatens Australia

  16 Dec 2013

  China's changing coal consumption is threatening the existence of Australian coal mines. As Ch... . ...Read More

• Australia approves coal port near Great Barrier Reef

  16 Dec 2013

  Environmentalists fear that approval for one of the world’s largest coal ports and an associ... . ...Read More

• Could Higher Natural Gas Prices Give Coal Stocks Hope?

  16 Dec 2013

  Baby it's cold outside! Yes the holidays are back and cold weather gripping much of the U.S. i... . ...Read More

• ADB Approves $900m Loan For Pakistan Coal Plant – But Will It Be The Last?

  16 Dec 2013

  Unfortunately the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed to fund a new coal-fired power plant, using ... . ...Read More

• SA coal prices continue to rise

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: The spot price of South African steam coal continued to rise on December 12 sixth day... . ...Read More

• Traders sell Italian origin nut coke to ferro alloy maker

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: A Kolkata-based trader on December 11 sealed a deal to sell a small quantity of 4000 ... . ...Read More

• DPL floats spot tender for imported coking coal

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: The Durgapur Projects Ltd, a leading merchant coke maker with headquarters in Kolkata... . ...Read More

• MMTC floats NIT to sell Met coke

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: MMTC Limited, a Government of India enterprise, has floated a notice inviting tender ... . ...Read More