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• In Afghanistan, villagers and government battle over blame for coal mine collapse

  09 Oct 2013

  Two weeks after this village’s coal mine collapsed, killing 23 men, Sejuddin crept back into... . ...Read More

• Sri Lanka, India enter $500 million coal power deal

  08 Oct 2013

  Sri Lanka and India today announced a finalised $512-million joint venture coal-powered electricit... . ...Read More

• Cabinet decision on Coal India FPO likely by Dec: Jaiswal

  08 Oct 2013

  Coal Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal believes Coal India (CIL) divestment is likely to be finalised ... . ...Read More

• End port, rail coal mismatch to gain India prize – Webber Wentzel

  08 Oct 2013

  The participants of South Africa’s coal value chain needed to put an end to the misalignment... . ...Read More

• Indian investors not ‘scared’ of South Africa coal challenges

  08 Oct 2013

  Indian industrial and mining companies are taking an increasing interest in coal-mining developmen... . ...Read More

• ASIA MET COAL: Market stable, with sentiment still weak

  08 Oct 2013

  The Asia-Pacific metallurgical coal market was mostly steady Monday, with China, the most active s... . ...Read More

• Coal remains power generator king through 2035: IEA

  08 Oct 2013

  The International Energy Agency tweeted this chart about electricity trends to 2035. Not that s... . ...Read More

• The heavy environmental toll of China’s solution to coal

  08 Oct 2013

  Last month, China and the U.S. — the two biggest carbon emitters — announced large cut... . ...Read More

• Beijing aims to switch from coal to natural gas

  08 Oct 2013

  Beijing plans to build four natural gas power-generating stations by the end of next year to repla... . ...Read More

• How Long Can the Coal Last?

  08 Oct 2013

  Although how much coal a miner like Peabody Energy pulls out of the ground each year is the big he... . ...Read More

• Zim coal miner reports flat H1 output amid depressed demand

  08 Oct 2013

  Zimbabwean coal producer Hwange Colliery has posted first-half coal sales of 913 440 t for the six... . ...Read More

• Teck waiting for next coal wave to revive Quintette

  08 Oct 2013

  Teck Resources Ltd. is sitting on a mountain of untapped coal at its Quintette property in northea... . ...Read More

• US: Largest coal-fired plant in NE to close by 2017

  08 Oct 2013

  A Massachusetts power plant recently cited by federal regulators as one of the state's heavies... . ...Read More

• Prophecy Coal adds another offtake partner

  08 Oct 2013

  Canada-based Prophecy Coal on Monday said it had added a third offtake partner for its Mongolian... . ...Read More

• RWE Delays Start of German Coal Plant After Acids Enter Boiler

  08 Oct 2013

  RWE AG (RWE), Germany’s second-biggest utility, delayed the start of a hard coal plant in ... . ...Read More