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• James River Coal idles more mines to preserve cash

  08 Nov 2013

  * Four eastern Kentucky mines idled, 200 staff on furlough * Third-quarter liquidity down 35 pc... . ...Read More

• Beijing starts shift from coal to gas

  08 Nov 2013

  Beijing says it's starting to do something to clean up the air after last year's record-hi... . ...Read More

• Queensland coal corridor may require compulsory land acquisitions

  08 Nov 2013

  The Queensland state government may allow mining companies to force owners to sell their land to m... . ...Read More

• CBI to file fresh FIR in coal scam

  08 Nov 2013

  CBI will be filing a fresh case in connection with alleged irregularities in connection with alloc... . ...Read More

• NTPC should commence mining from allotted coal blocks soon, says CMD Arup Roy Choudhury

  08 Nov 2013

     NTPC, the country's largest power generation company, needs to urgently commenc... . ...Read More

• Off-spec material still an attraction

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: The off-specification steam coal prices remained slightly firm in an otherwise dull ma... . ...Read More

• Despite a poor Oct, CIL confident of achieving despatch target

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Notwithstanding the poor offtake numbers for October, Coal India Ltd (CIL) was confide... . ...Read More

• Incremental production targets difficult to achieve: Rao

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Coal India Ltd (CIL), which has been intimated about a tentative incremental productio... . ...Read More

• MoC seeks agreement with allocattee cos on 3 blocks

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: The Ministry of Coal (MoC), in separate letters to five state governments of Odisha, J... . ...Read More

• Ennore Port to be developed as logistics hub

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: The Japanese government has identified Ennore port as one of the main logistics hubs i... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Paradip up sharply m-o-m in Oct

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Imports of steam coal through the port of Paradip in October 2013 rose sharply to 184,... . ...Read More

• Met coke imports via Paradip drop 46.11% in Oct m-o-m

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Import of met coke through the port of Paradip dropped 46.11% to 1,467 tons in October... . ...Read More

• Anthracite coal imports via Paradip at 100 tons in Oct

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Anthracite coal imports through the port of Paradip in October were at 100 tons, as pe... . ...Read More

• India Cements reports Rs 22. 5 crore loss in Q2

  07 Nov 2013

  November 7: Chennai-based India Cements Limited reported Rs 22.5 crore net loss in the quarter end... . ...Read More

• China Coal Weekly: Thermal Coal Prices on the Rise

  07 Nov 2013

  China's coastal thermal coal prices might increase in coming weeks, Deutsche Bank predicted, c... . ...Read More