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• BME wins coal mine contract in Alaska

  03 Apr 2019

  Blasting specialist BME USA has been awarded a contract by Usibelli Coal Mine (UCM) in Alaska to s... . ...Read More

• India approves new coal projects amid a shrinking global pool

  01 Apr 2019

  India continues to endorse new coal-fired generation projects at a time when thermal projects are ... . ...Read More

• Coal imports may hit a 4-year high on fuel shortage

  01 Apr 2019

  Indian power companies' financial stress will be hit further by high coal prices due to local ... . ...Read More

• China boosts coal mining capacity despite climate pledges

  27 Mar 2019

  China added 194 million tonnes of coal mining capacity in 2018, data from the energy bureau showed... . ...Read More

• CEA Projects Rise in Share of Renewables in India to 36% by 2021-2022, Coal to Shrink to 26%

  25 Mar 2019

  With India’s plan to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022 grid integration of intermit... . ...Read More

• Coal production at 638 MT during Apr-Feb

  15 Mar 2019

  The coal output grew 8 per cent year-on-year to 638.46 million tonne (MT) in the April-February pe... . ...Read More

• NTPC signs pact with Indian Railways for fly ash transportation

  14 Mar 2019

  State-run NTPC Thursday said it has teamed up with the Indian Railways for fly ash transportation,... . ...Read More

• Chinese thermal coal market cautious after prices surge, stricter import curbs seen unlikely

  14 Mar 2019

  Sentiment in the Chinese thermal coal market has turned cautious as demand starts to weaken after ... . ...Read More

• Port congestion weighs on Japanese coking coal imports

  28 Feb 2019

  Japan imported 5.2mn t of coking coal in January, down by 15.3pc from the same month a year earlie... . ...Read More

• Private power producers sulk over priority to PSUs in coal allocation

  28 Feb 2019

  Private power generators are peeved over the skewed priorities in allocation of coal. They alleged... . ...Read More

• Ramaco coal sales jump threefold in 2018 to 2.15 million st

  26 Feb 2019

  Ramaco Resources said it sold nearly 2.15 million st of coal in 2018 at an average sales price of ... . ...Read More

• Indian coking coal imports rise by 16pc in December

  15 Feb 2019

  Indian coking coal imports in December rose by 16pc from the previous month to 3.43mn t, according... . ...Read More

• China approves new coal mine project in Inner Mongolia region

  13 Feb 2019

  China’s state planner said on Wednesday it had approved a new coal mine project in Inner Mon... . ...Read More

• Indonesian thermal coal prices hold steady

  13 Feb 2019

  Rain in parts of Kalimantan is still delaying vessel loading operations in some areas, although th... . ...Read More

• Rail services through coal-bearing areas in Dhanbad to resume from Feb 20

  06 Feb 2019

  The railways said on Tuesday that traffic operations would be resumed between Kusunda and Sonardih... . ...Read More