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• Farmers fight moves for massive open cut coal mine

  12 Nov 2013

  A proposal to establish an open cut coal mine in Tasmania's Derwent Valley is facing local opp... . ...Read More

• Mixed signals for Queensland coal rail projects

  12 Nov 2013

  BHP Billiton has abandoned previously-announced plans for a 250km single-user standard-gauge railw... . ...Read More

• As North Dakota coal projects languish, some question worth

  12 Nov 2013

  Two companies that have spent several years and $8 million in state money studying a pair of proje... . ...Read More

• Five Bad Arguments From the Coal Industry

  12 Nov 2013

  The logic is pretty straightforward. Carbon dioxide emissions are threatening the planet. In the U... . ...Read More

• Cerrejon says meeting 2013 coal output target growing harder

  12 Nov 2013

  Colombia's top-coal-producer Cerrejon said on Sunday that meeting its 2013 production target o... . ...Read More

• Greenpeace stages Poland coal protest on eve of UN climate talks

  12 Nov 2013

  In response to Poland’s coal addiction and to urge governments to phase out fossil fuels, en... . ...Read More

• Australian steam coal prices fall, others stay unchanged

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: Spot coal prices in international markets remained largely unchanged, but Australian ... . ...Read More

• Domestic pet coke loading declines in October

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: Loading of petroleum coke (fuel grade) rakes by major Indian refineries in October fe... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement yet to finalise pet coke deal with RIL

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: Shree Cement Ltd is still in negotiations with Reliance Industries Ltd and Essar Oil ... . ...Read More

• No fresh deal by Indian buyers for US steam coal

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: There have been no reports of any deal between any Indian buyer and trader or miner f... . ...Read More

• Pet coke prices seen moving range-bound

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: Cement makers in India expect prices of imported petroleum coke to remain range-bound... . ...Read More

• MoC seeks de-allocation of lignite block allocated to NSL Power

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: The Ministry of Coal has directed that the Merta Road lignite block allotted to NSL P... . ...Read More

• India’s October trade deficit up 56.15% m-o-m

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: India’s trade deficit for October 2013 was up by 56.15% to $10,556.05 million f... . ...Read More

• Gujarat NRE Coke Q2 net loss at Rs 90.42 crore

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11: Gujarat NRE Coke Limited (GNCL), one of the major metallurgical coke producers in Ind... . ...Read More

• JK Cement posts Rs 21.45-crore net loss in Q2

  11 Nov 2013

  November 11:  JK Cement Limited, one of the major cement manufacturers in India, posted a net... . ...Read More