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• Indonesian cement producer recognised for coal and biomass projects

  07 Oct 2013

  New cement warehouse Indonesia’s Varia Usaha has opened a new cement warehouse in Blora R... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto to sell Blair Athol coal mine in Australia to Linc Energy

  07 Oct 2013

  Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest mining company, is selling its now closed Blair Athol co... . ...Read More

• SA coal prices slightly firm, others largely unchanged

  04 Oct 2013

  October 4: Standard South African coal prices firmed up further on October 3 as traders quote high... . ...Read More

• Komatsu bags order for 44 rear dumpers from NCL

  04 Oct 2013

  October 4: Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has awarded a contract for supply of 44 number of 100T re... . ...Read More

• India achieves 94.6% village electrification till August

  04 Oct 2013

  October 4: India has achieved electrification of 94.6% of its villages till August 31, 2013, accor... . ...Read More

• Power Ministry yet to nominate panel member to probe Jindal coal sale

  04 Oct 2013

  The Power Ministry is yet to nominate a member who would be part of the panel set up to probe alle... . ...Read More

• Coal India: not quite the expected diamond?

  04 Oct 2013

  Shareholders remained more or less indifferent to provisional production and offtake (or sales vol... . ...Read More

• Coal policy, rules to be enforced

  04 Oct 2013

  Directorate of Geology and Mining (DGM) has informed all licensees, village councils and stake hol... . ...Read More

• Coal India gains after meeting 99% of production target in Sept

  04 Oct 2013

  Coal India rose 2.74% to Rs 305.40 at 9:30 IST on BSE after the company and its subsidiaries achie... . ...Read More

• Growth in coal output led to 7% increase in thermal power: Jaiswal

  04 Oct 2013

  Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Thursday told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that nearly 10 per... . ...Read More

• Will Coal India buyback plan protect shareholders’ interest?

  04 Oct 2013

  Directors at Coal India Ltd (CIL) face a tough choice once the expanded board meets for the first ... . ...Read More

• Port developments on hold as coal price continues to fall

  04 Oct 2013

  MARKET conditions may stop the construction of controversial coal ports on the Queensland coast, w... . ...Read More

• Coal miners suffer as U.S. production of natural gas increases

  04 Oct 2013

  Anyone old enough to remember the gas lines of the 1970s during the Arab oil embargo might be surp... . ...Read More

• Environmental Groups Expect Coal Ash Rules After Ruling

  04 Oct 2013

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could resume rulemaking for the disposal of toxic coal ... . ...Read More

• Coal Use Falling, Proof of Progress to Low-Carbon Future

  04 Oct 2013

  Although it is easy to get caught up in the vastness of the volume of fossil fuels we continue to ... . ...Read More