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• EIA raises 2013 US coal exports forecast to 115.3 million st

  11 Sep 2013

  US coal exports are expected to total 115.3 million st in 2013, according to the September Short-T... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry to update CBI on missing documents in 2-3 days

  11 Sep 2013

  Amid controversy raging over the missing files on mines allotment, the Coal Ministry today said it... . ...Read More

• More files located: Coal ministry

  11 Sep 2013

  The coal ministry has been able to locate more files as demanded by the Central Bureau of Investig... . ...Read More

• JSPL plans to set coal fired power plant in Liberia

  11 Sep 2013

  Jindal Steel & Power is planning to set up a coal fired power plant in the West African co... . ...Read More

• Glencore Xstrata update sparks fears for Wandoan coal project

  11 Sep 2013

  Glencore Xstrata has indicated it is unlikely to develop new coal mines in the next few years, put... . ...Read More

• Merger cuts $576m costs out of GlencoreXstrata coal

  11 Sep 2013

  The synergies created by the merging of the coal divisions of the merged GlencoreXstrata would red... . ...Read More

• Even under Abbott, coal-fired electricity has no future

  11 Sep 2013

  Coal-fired electricity may have little or no economic future in Australia, a new analysis has foun... . ...Read More

• US coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut

  11 Sep 2013

  US power companies have shut or converted about 16,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants s... . ...Read More

• Poland anchors energy strategy in coal, shale gas: PM

  11 Sep 2013

  Central European powerhouse Poland will anchor its energy strategy in coal and shale gas, with onl... . ...Read More

• Ex-Massey coal executive sentenced to prison

  11 Sep 2013

  The former president of a Massey Energy Co. unit was sentenced to three and a half years in prison... . ...Read More

• Patriot to idle Logan County complex

  11 Sep 2013

  Bankrupt US coal miner Patriot Coal on Tuesday announced plans to idle its Logan County complex lo... . ...Read More

• Environmentalists: Bury Southern Utah coal project

  11 Sep 2013

  America may need energy, but the country would be better off if federal coal near Alton stayed in ... . ...Read More

• Divergent trends in international coal markets

  10 Sep 2013

  September 10: A divergent trend was witnessed in international coal markets on September 9 as Sout... . ...Read More

• NTPC eyes 100 mt coal from captive mines in 6-7 years

  10 Sep 2013

  September 10: NTPC Ltd, Asia's largest power generation utility, is expecting to get as much a... . ...Read More

• NTPC expects reasonable coal supplies from CIL

  10 Sep 2013

  September 10: NTPC Ltd will require a total of 178 million tons (mt) of steam coal during financia... . ...Read More