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• 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

• Only five of the allotted 40 captive blocks to power sector in production

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: Only around 10% of the total captive coal blocks allocated to power sector companies ... . ...Read More

• CIL expects to earn extra Rs 2119 crore due to price revision in May

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: The Coal India Ltd (CIL) is expected to earn an extra revenue of about Rs 2119 crore ... . ...Read More

• KIOCL to offer its blast furnace for conversion

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: KIOCL Ltd has decided to offer is 350 cubic meter capacity blast furnace facility at ... . ...Read More

• Vizag port to upgrade its iron ore handling capacity on DBFOT basis

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: The Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, has accorded approval upgradation of e... . ...Read More

• Indian ports have sufficient capacity: Minister

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: Indian ports have sufficient capacity to match the demand, Shipping Minister G K Vasa... . ...Read More

• CIL unions urge govt to announce withdrawal of divestment

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: Even as the government gives out broad hints at dropping the disinvestment proposal f... . ...Read More