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• Power plants receive assured coal supply

  09 Sep 2013

  With the signing of the fuel supply agreements (FSA) for two thermal-electricity plants, the 198... . ...Read More

• Poland says SAIL seeking to buy coal mines

  09 Sep 2013

  Poland, Europe’s second-biggest producer of coking coal, said it’s in talks with Steel... . ...Read More

• Essar Power’s Mahan coal block to start production by 2014-end

  09 Sep 2013

  Essar Power plans to start mining from the Mahan captive coal block at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh... . ...Read More

• China steam coal futures set to launch in Sept, attract miners, traders

  09 Sep 2013

  China's Zhengzhou Commodities Exchange will launch a steam coal futures contract as early as t... . ...Read More

• The entire Chinese coal industry is bust - Platts

  09 Sep 2013

  Platts said that the current Chinese price for thermal coal is below the cost of production for mo... . ...Read More

• Putin Set to Revive Russia’s Coal Industry

  09 Sep 2013

  In a holiday somewhat overlooked in the West, on 25 August, Miners' Day, Russian Prime Ministe... . ...Read More

• Environmental Authorization granted for the Makhado Project - CoAL

  09 Sep 2013

  Coal of Africa Limited announced that the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment ... . ...Read More

• German coal mine turns village into ghost town n

  09 Sep 2013

  The cemetery has been relocated, the houses abandoned, the shop windows boarded up and the main st... . ...Read More

• Further softness in international coal prices

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: Spot coal prices in international markets softened further in all the major markets o... . ...Read More

• Shree Cement looks to enter into offtake deals with US miners

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: Shree Cement Ltd, northern India's leading cement maker, is in talks with US-base... . ...Read More

• CIL signs 150 FSAs till September 5

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has, till September 5, signed a total of 150 fuel supply agreeme... . ...Read More

• NW4, NW5 to become commercially viable soon

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: National Waterways 4 and National Waterways 5 are expected to soon become commerciall... . ...Read More

• Nalco floats NIT to procure 50,000 tons calcined pet coke

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has floated a notice inviting tender (NIT)... . ...Read More

• S&P lowers Tata Power outlook on low fuel recovery costs

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said on September 6 that it had lowered it... . ...Read More

• Karnataka to share project costs with Railways

  06 Sep 2013

  September 6: Karnataka is going to share the cost with the Ministry of Railways for as many as 13 ... . ...Read More