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• Botswana Minister visits Zimbabwe in a hunt for coal export

  02 Mar 2015

  Botswana’s Minister of Minerals, Mr. Kitso Mokaila has visited Zimbabwe on a two-day officia... . ...Read More

• South Korea monthly thermal coal imports dip to 7.45m mt, 5-month low

  02 Mar 2015

  South Korea monthly thermal coal imports in January fell to a five-month low of 7.45 million mt, d... . ...Read More

• China’s bursting coal bubble raises fear of stranded assets

  02 Mar 2015

  China's love affair with coal has come to an abrupt end, with figures released last week showi... . ...Read More

• South African coal prices show further easing

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: South African coal prices eased marginally on February 26 in the absence of fresh com... . ...Read More

• E-auction will not affect coal prices: Goyal

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: The on-going e-auction of coal blocks will not impact prices of coal in India, said P... . ...Read More

• ‘High bids not likely to hike commodity prices’

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: What kind of an impact will such high bids have on the prices of commodities? Will pr... . ...Read More

• Bid prices may correct in future e-auctions

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: One source closely connected with the e-auction process told ICMW that the mines have... . ...Read More

• E-auction fine but some areas need a relook

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: While e-auctioning of coal mines is being done through a transparent process and weed... . ...Read More

• Spare parts delay impacting CIL production

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: Delay in supply of spare parts by the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is impa... . ...Read More

• Law & order forcing CMPDI to outsource drilling

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: Increasing incidents of law and order violation in coal-bearing areas are forcing the... . ...Read More

• Major ports told to focus on profit maximisation

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: All major ports of India have been asked to prepare a master plan and to study optimi... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s Vallur TPP starts commercial operations

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: Vallur thermal power project of NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd (NTECL), a joint v... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s CSR funds quantum reduced in FY15

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: Funds allotted for CSR activities to Coal India Limited (CIL), including to its subsi... . ...Read More

• Mumbai steam coal imports plunge in Jan m-o-m

  27 Feb 2015

  February 27: Steam coal imports through the port of Mumbai fell to 114,495 tons in January 2015 ag... . ...Read More

• Will winners curse the coal block auctions?

  27 Feb 2015

  Usually, companies are rational beings with profit as their guiding motive. In the first phase of ... . ...Read More