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• BHP Billiton thermal coal output slumps in Jan-Mar; likely to rebound in Apr-Jun

  20 Apr 2018

  BHP Billiton Thursday said its thermal coal production slumped in the January-March quarter, but o... . ...Read More

• China coking coal, coke sink over 3 pct on slow demand, trade woes

  20 Apr 2018

      Coking coal and coke futures in China fell more than 3 percent on Thursday, pres... . ...Read More

• Greece submits bill on coal-fired plants sale, union threatens strikes

  19 Apr 2018

  The Greek government submitted a bill to parliament on Wednesday opening the way for the country&#... . ...Read More

• CIL to extract methane before mining coal

  19 Apr 2018

    Coal India (CIL) will undertake commercial extraction of methane from all new mines holdi... . ...Read More

• Steel production imperative to coal industry

  19 Apr 2018

  Steel production is crucial to the coal market in West Virginia, but regulations jeopardize succes... . ...Read More

• 30 new coal projects to boost CIL output

  09 Apr 2018

  The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified 30 new coal mining projects ... . ...Read More

• National Electricity Plan revised to make room for more coal

  09 Apr 2018

  The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has revised the National Electricity Plan (NEP) after gett... . ...Read More

• Coal India awaits CCEA clearance to start extraction of CBM

  09 Apr 2018

  The Cabinet may soon take a call on whether a fresh lease is required by state-owned Coal India fo... . ...Read More

• Coal India sets 20 GW solar power generation target in next 10 years

  04 Apr 2018

  Government-owned miner Coal India Ltd is planning to generate about 20,000 megawatt (MW) in the ne... . ...Read More

• Indonesia to postpone new coal, palm oil shipping rules to 2020

  04 Apr 2018

  Indonesia will delay until 2020 trade rules requiring exporters of coal and crude palm oil to use ... . ...Read More

• There is no energy trajectory for India that does not utilize coal: Benjamin Sporton, World Coal Association

  04 Apr 2018

  Renewable energy generation may have grown at a rapid pace in India in the past few years but coal... . ...Read More

• VO Chidambaranar Port sets new record in handling thermal coal

  26 Mar 2018

  The VO Chidambaranar Port Trust has created a new record in handling thermal coal in a single day,... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto exits coking coal, seeks new economy metal ventures

  26 Mar 2018

  Miner Rio Tinto is selling its last remaining Australian coking coal asset, Kestrel, shifting grow... . ...Read More

• Selloff leaves premium coking coal well below spot trends with HCC, PCI prices

  26 Mar 2018

  The latest drop in spot premium coking coal prices has left the gap with lower-priced second-tier ... . ...Read More

• Coal is in decline globally, but Asia is driving new plant development

  26 Mar 2018

  While the number of coal-fired power plants built worldwide has fallen over the past two years, As... . ...Read More