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• Australia state poll, reef risks shadow on India coal ventures

  05 Feb 2015

  A shock state election result in Australia's coal-rich Queensland state and heightened pressur... . ...Read More

• NTPC eyes lost coal blocks

  05 Feb 2015

  But may face competition from state PSUs... NTPC aims to win back the coal blocks it lost aft... . ...Read More

• Coal price drop cost S Africa $2 bn last year: Minister

  05 Feb 2015

  South Africa lost out on 23 billion rand ($2 billion) in coal export revenues last year due to a d... . ...Read More

• Indonesia revenue target from coal, mineral sector raised

  05 Feb 2015

  The Indonesian government expects an increase in state revenues from the coal and mineral sector t... . ...Read More

• The Obama administration is cutting funds for a major ‘clean coal’ project

  05 Feb 2015

  It was a glittering gem for “Clean Coal” proponents — a coal plant that, advocat... . ...Read More

• Clock runs out on clean coal

  05 Feb 2015

  Clean coal is dead.   While the notion of coal being a source of “clean” was ... . ...Read More

• Clean coal power plant killed, again

  05 Feb 2015

    The Department of Energy is terminating financing of the FutureGen 2.0 project, ending co... . ...Read More

• Ahead of coal blocks auction, Centre adds another land wrinkle

  05 Feb 2015

  Even after 176 technical-cum-financial bids have been received by it for the first set of 23 capti... . ...Read More

• Anglo throws $84 million at Australian coal

  05 Feb 2015

  A British mining investor has paid $US65 million ($84 million) for exposure to Australian thermal ... . ...Read More

• Slight weakness seen in S African coal prices

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: Spot prices of South African coal weakened a bit on February 3 on lack of demand, whil... . ...Read More

• RIL, Vedanta, Aditya Birla cos in fray for auction of 23 blocks

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: Three Vedanta Group companies – Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO), Sesa Sterl... . ...Read More

• CIL Jan e-auction offering on coaljunction down

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: The total offered and allotted quantities of coal through the spot e-auction route by ... . ...Read More

• Increase in SCCL’s Jan offerings on coaljunction

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) increased its offerings in January as compared... . ...Read More

• Coking coal sees good demand at Jan e-auction

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: Washery grade coking coal (W3 and W4) offered on the e-auction platform conducted by c... . ...Read More

• G1, G2 grades not offered in January e-auction

  04 Feb 2015

  February 4: G1 and G2 grades of coal were not offered for allotment by CIL on the e-auction platfo... . ...Read More