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• Coal India should renew its land lease in Jharkhand: CM

  16 Sep 2013

  The Jharkhand government today said Coal India Ltd (CIL) should renew lease the vast stretches of ... . ...Read More

• OMC may finance land buying for common coal corridor

  16 Sep 2013

  The state owned Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), sitting on a cash surplus of over Rs 5,000 crore,... . ...Read More

• NLC weighing 89 overseas coal assets proposals

  16 Sep 2013

  Neyveli Lignite is examining 89 proposals from Indonesia, Australia, Mozambique, the US and a few ... . ...Read More

• Farmers battle Gina Rinehart over Alpha coal project

  16 Sep 2013

  Queensland farmers will take on Australia's richest woman and an Indian mining giant in the st... . ...Read More

• Centre allocates 2 coal fields to Uttar Pradesh

  16 Sep 2013

  In an important development, the Centre has allocated two coal fields to UP government to run it... . ...Read More

• Fitch warns of Asia-Pacific thermal coal oversupply

  16 Sep 2013

  Fitch Ratings in a statement said that the Asia-Pacific thermal coal market will remain oversuppli... . ...Read More

• Obama prepares to take on Big Coal

  16 Sep 2013

  This week will bring a major gut check for President Barack Obama’s climate agenda — s... . ...Read More

• Coal insulates railways from slowing economy

  16 Sep 2013

  The Indian Railways, which accounts for about a third of the total freight carried within the coun... . ...Read More

• The world’s best-positioned junior coal play?

  16 Sep 2013

  I’ve said previously that India is going to be the biggest story no one’s heard yet in... . ...Read More

• Can China follow-through on coal cuts?

  16 Sep 2013

  China unveiled comprehensive new measures to tackle air pollution on Thursday, with plans to slash... . ...Read More

• Australia mayor airs Yarragon coal search worries

  16 Sep 2013

  The Mayor of Baw Baw Shire, Murray Cook, says he is concerned about coal exploration slated for th... . ...Read More

• South African coal prices rise marginally

  13 Sep 2013

  September 13: South African steam coal prices improved further on expectations of higher enquiries... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in bids and offers for South African coal

  13 Sep 2013

  September 13: The bids and offers for South African coal from a leading brokerage firm firmed up s... . ...Read More

• Essar Power floats enquiry to procure 0.3 mt imported coal

  13 Sep 2013

  September 13: Essar Power Ltd has floated an enquiry to procure around 300,000 tons of imported st... . ...Read More

• SCCL workers to hold 3-day strike on CIL issue

  13 Sep 2013

  September 13: Workers of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) will hold a three-day strike on S... . ...Read More