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• Asia met coal market steady on cautious sentiment

  17 Sep 2013

  The seaborne metallurgical coal market was relatively calm Monday with Chinese buyers expressing s... . ...Read More

• Newcastle coal shipments rise 27% on week to 3.01 mt

  17 Sep 2013

  Shipments of thermal and coking coal exports through Newcastle's three coal terminals in easte... . ...Read More

• Colorado floods wash out tracks, delay coal shipments, Amtrak service

  17 Sep 2013

  Flooding has detoured coal deliveries and Amtrak passengers moving through Colorado, as railroad r... . ...Read More

• Dominican government shuns US gas-fired plants for coal ones

  17 Sep 2013

  The US-based company Summit Power proposed the construction of two natural gas-fired power plants ... . ...Read More

• PIL filed on coal dump mishap

  17 Sep 2013

  A PIL has been filed in the Orissa High Court recently seeking a credible investigation into the c... . ...Read More

• Why coal cares about FERC

  17 Sep 2013

  I’ve written before about how fossil fuel industries have a strong incentive to kill (or at ... . ...Read More

• Final Green approval stage for new Mpumalanga coal-mine

  17 Sep 2013

  The final environmental reports for a proposed new coal-mine in Mpumalanga province are out for pu... . ...Read More

• Alexkor Might Begin Coal, Limestone Mining – CEO

  17 Sep 2013

  South Africa’s Department of Public Enterprise (DPE) has annnounced the possibility of diver... . ...Read More

• Batista’s Colombia Coal Mines Sale Latest Deal as Empire Shrinks

  17 Sep 2013

  Eike Batista, the former Brazilian billionaire fighting to keep his commodities group afloat, agre... . ...Read More

• Energy minister Fergus Ewing consults on Scottish coal future

  17 Sep 2013

  The move comes in the wake of the closure of one of Scotland's biggest coal-mining companies, ... . ...Read More

• SA, Australian coal prices move up further

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: South African and Australian steam coal prices inched up further on September 13 ami... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s tender attract large number of bids

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: NTPC Ltd’s global tender to procure 5.2 mt coal for its various power plants, ... . ...Read More

• KPCL set to open bids for 1.5-mt imported coal tender

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: After a delay of more than a month, Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) is set to... . ...Read More

• Indian traders in fix as consumers seek discounts

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: The majority of Indian coal traders, who had suffered adversely in recent months due... . ...Read More

• Is it the right time to book imported coal cargo?

  16 Sep 2013

  September 16: With international coal prices practically at “rock bottom” levels, many... . ...Read More