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• Merkel Facing Power Dilemma as Coal Plants Open: Energy Markets

  05 Nov 2013

  Germany, Europe’s biggest power market, is poised to open its first new coal-fired plants in... . ...Read More

• Anglo to cut 200 jobs from Queensland coal mine

  05 Nov 2013

  Anglo American will terminate 200 contractors from the company's Dawson coal mine in Queenslan... . ...Read More

• Prophecy Coal restarts Mongolian coal mine

  05 Nov 2013

  Canadian coal miner and energy project developer Prophecy Coal on Monday announced that operations... . ...Read More

• Here’s why Central Appalachia’s coal industry is dying

  05 Nov 2013

  The Central Appalachian region has been the heart of coal country for as long as anyone can rememb... . ...Read More

• Seaborne coal prices remain flat

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Seaborne coal prices remained largely unchanged in the international markets on Novemb... . ...Read More

• CIL October production up, offtake declines marginally m-o-m

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Coal India Limited (CIL) has reported growth in its coal production in October 2013 wh... . ...Read More

• Clearance hurdles should end soon: Coal secy

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: The statutory clearance issues which have been a serious hurdle for new and brownfield... . ...Read More

• Clearance hurdles should end soon: Coal secy

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: The statutory clearance issues which have been a serious hurdle for new and brownfield... . ...Read More

• CIL contributed Rs 35,600 cr to state exchequer in FY’13

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Coal India Ltd (CIL), which takes care of 40% India’s primary energy needs, has ... . ...Read More

• Accusations towards CIL largely unfair: Rao

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: The frequent accusations by India’s power utilities and coal consumers against C... . ...Read More

• BCCL, three other PSUs bag ‘Turnaround Award’

  04 Nov 2013

  November 4: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and three other central public sector enterprises (CPSEs... . ...Read More

• Fox Resources to start coal drilling at Bundaberg within weeks

  04 Nov 2013

  Fox Resources (ASX: FXR) expects to start drilling at its highly prospective Bundaberg Coking Coal... . ...Read More

• Rising coal prices to hit profit margins

  04 Nov 2013

  The price of coal on the international markets is on the mount. After having enjoyed relatively lo... . ...Read More

• Sales slump continues to hit coal miners, profits plunge

  04 Nov 2013

  The country’s major coal mining companies have reported significant drops in their revenues ... . ...Read More

• King coal still has the power to play a key role in averting energy crunch

  04 Nov 2013

  King coal may have lost his industrial crown in the UK but sharp increases in the cost of power an... . ...Read More