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• GAIL-Coal India JV Floats EOI For Coal Gasification Technology For West Bengal Project

  17 Sep 2024

  Coal India will hold a 51% stake in the JV, while GAIL will have a 49% share. . ...Read More

• Plans for £165M deep coal mine in Cumbria quashed in High Court

  17 Sep 2024

  Campaign groups have been successful in bringing legal action against the previous government's granting of planning permission for a deep coal mining scheme in Cumbria. . ...Read More

• 30 coal blocks in state awaiting clearances: State mines director

  17 Sep 2024

  Ranchi: State mines director Shashi Ranjan on Monday said 30 coal blocks in Jharkhand are in the pipeline, awaiting various stages of clearances. . ...Read More

• Miner New Hope Corp's annual profit drops on lower coal prices

  17 Sep 2024

  Recasts with CEO comments on possible acquisition, adds quotes in paragraphs 5-7 . ...Read More

• Semirara bullish on H2 as prices improve

  16 Sep 2024

  Tycoon Isidro Consunji’s Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) expects to book higher income in the second half of this year on the back of stabilizing coal prices. . ...Read More

• Centre will resolve coal shortage issue at VSP: Varma

  16 Sep 2024

  Union minister of state for steel and major industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma, has announced that the Union Government will address the coal shortage affecting the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP). (Image:DC) . ...Read More

• Qld Gov delivers coal royalty tier safeguard

  16 Sep 2024

  The Queensland Government’s new Bill will mean that legislation must be amended in Queensland Parliament before coal royalty tiers can be reduced. . ...Read More

• Singareni Collieries Targets 2L Tonnes Daily Coal Production

  16 Sep 2024

  Hyderabad: Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is ramping up coal production to ensure uninterrupted supply to all thermal power stations in Telangana. The company aims to produce 2 lakh tonnes of coal per day, as directed by SCCL Chairman and Managing Director N Balaram during a video conference with area general managers (AGMs) on Saturday. . ...Read More

• Recovering rare earth elements from coal ash for clean energy technologies

  13 Sep 2024

  As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, the demand for rare earth elements (REEs) is only going to increase. These elements are vital to the production of technologies that will make the transition to green energy possible. While REEs are not technically rare, . ...Read More

• US coal exports to Africa on the rise

  13 Sep 2024

  Exports of thermal coal from the US to Africa increased 60% in the first half of this year to 5.3 million tons, compared with 3.1 MMst in the same period in 2023, the International Energy Agency said. . ...Read More

• Labor’s new coal royalty ‘safeguard’ draws the ire of QRC

  13 Sep 2024

  The Queensland Government and the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) are at loggerheads over the newly passed Progressive Coal Royalty Protection (Keep it in the Bank) Bill 2024. . ...Read More

• Coal ministry urges faster operationalization of 71 coal blocks to boost domestic production

  13 Sep 2024

  Chaired by Additional Secretary and Nominated Authority Rupinder Brar, the meeting emphasized the need for faster regulatory clearances for the mines, which are spread across nine states. These include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and West Bengal. . ...Read More

• Origin reworks coal power stalwart for final years

  12 Sep 2024

  An $80 million maintenance overhaul and an increased ability to power down when renewables swamp the market have set up Origin Energy’s giant Eraring coal power station to battle through its final years before the NSW Central Coast site transforms into a battery storage hub. . ...Read More

• Cape size vessel with 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of coal arrives at Krishnapatnam Port

  12 Sep 2024

  A cape size vessel named MV Yan Li arrived at Adani Krishnapatnam Port on Wednesday morning. The vessel anchored at berth no. 3 of the port with 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of coal from South Africa. . ...Read More

• Southeast Asia steps up coal imports as China peaks

  12 Sep 2024

  South-East Asia, with countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines, should see its coal imports grow, while Chinese demand stabilizes. . ...Read More