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• Prospects brighten as BHP opens new coal mine

  05 Sep 2013

  BHP Billiton's struggling Queensland coal sector will not face another royalty hike, after sta... . ...Read More

• China Commodities Weekly: Coal Price Continues Falling

  05 Sep 2013

  Coal   The spot price for 5,500kcal coal dropped by 5 yuan to 550 yuan/ton in Qinhuangdao... . ...Read More

• The new normal: US coal-fire power plants close, coal mines idle

  05 Sep 2013

  Coal-fired power plants and coal mines are going down across the U.S., according to SNL Financial ... . ...Read More

• Europe goes cold on coal

  05 Sep 2013

  European Union coal demand is on course for a decades-long slide from a peak last winter as the gr... . ...Read More

• Coal to Gas Fuel Switching in the UK: The Role of Carbon Pricing

  05 Sep 2013

  The most under observed recent trend in European energy is the return of coal and the dire state m... . ...Read More

• Investing in renewables less risky than coal: study

  05 Sep 2013

  The energy industry is on an inevitable path away from fossil fuels and further investment in the ... . ...Read More

• Demand cools as fight rages over coal-export terminals

  05 Sep 2013

  Back in 2011, when SSA Marine laid out plans for a major coal-export terminal in Northwest Washing... . ...Read More

• China adjusts tax on plane, lignite imports

  05 Sep 2013

  China has increased the value-added tax from four percent to five percent on imports of planes wit... . ...Read More

• Little change in international coal prices

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: After a mild softness witnessed in Indonesian coal prices during the past two session... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for coal offerings in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: A moderate demand was witnessed for the offerings from the Singareni Collieries Compa... . ...Read More

• SCCL offering attracts low premium at August spot e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: A good demand was witnessed for the coal offered by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal meets with good demand at August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: Washery grade coking coal (W2 and W3) offered at e-auction conducted by coaljunction ... . ...Read More

• Poor demand for G3 grade coal in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4:  There was a poor demand for G3 grade coal (GCV ranging between 6,400 Kcal/kg an... . ...Read More

• G4 grade coal in August e-auction meets with poor demand

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: G4 grade coal (GCV range 6,100 Kcal/kg to 6,400 Kcal/kg) offered for allotment through... . ...Read More

• Good demand for G5 grade coal in August e-auction

  04 Sep 2013

  September 4: There was good demand for G5 grade coal (GCV range 5,800 to 6,100 Kcal/kg) at the e-a... . ...Read More