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• 12 miners trapped in flooded Shanxi coal mine

  30 Sep 2013

  Twelve miners are spending a second day trapped underground, at a coal mine in North China's S... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh: 5 more coal-fired power plants endorsed

  30 Sep 2013

  The government has approved installation of five more coal-fired power plants amid widespread crit... . ...Read More

• Paris favours coal to run New Caledonia power plant

  30 Sep 2013

  The French overseas territories minister, Victorin Lurel, says the government will back plans by t... . ...Read More

• Neb. coal plant tests new pollution-control system

  30 Sep 2013

  A new system to capture one of the main gases linked to global warming will be tested at a Nebrask... . ...Read More

• Soft trend persists on lack of enquiries

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Little change was marked in international spot coal prices on continued low enquirie... . ...Read More

• Indian captive coal mines output decline 14.52% m-o-m in Aug

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: A negative trend in captive coal production continued for the third consecutive mont... . ...Read More

• IR provides 1,528 rakes till Sept 22 for imported coal loading

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Indian Railways (IR) had provided a total of 1,528 rakes at an average of 69.5 rakes... . ...Read More

• Poor demand for coal offered via forward e-auction in August

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Relatively poor demand was witnessed in forward e-auction on MSTC's platform in ... . ...Read More

• Very strong demand for coking coal at August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: A strong demand was witnessed for washery grade (W2, W3 & W4) coking coal offere... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for mixed grade coal in August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Out of a total quantity of 28,000 tons of mixed grade coal offered for allotment by ... . ...Read More

• No demand for G1 grade coal in Aug e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: No demand was witnessed for G-1 grade coal offered for allotment via the e-auction p... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G-3 grade coal in August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: A moderate demand was witnessed for G-3 grade coal offered for allotment via the e-a... . ...Read More

• Good demand for G-4 grade coal in August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Out of 327,642 tons of G-4 grade (GCV between 6101 and 6400 Kcal/kg) coal offered by... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G-5 grade coal in August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: Out of 262,940 tons of G-5 grade (GCV 5801 to 6100 Kcal/kg) coal offered by six subs... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for select G-6 grade coals in August e-auction

  27 Sep 2013

  September 27: A total of 89,400 tons of G-6 grade (GCV 5501 to 5800 Kcal/kg) of coal offered by fo... . ...Read More