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• Coal mining revival in Crowsnest Pass eyed by Australian company

  30 Sep 2014

  The Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta hasn't seen a working coal mine in decades but an Austr... . ...Read More

• Russia, China agree to develop Siberian coal

  30 Sep 2014

  Rostech, the Russian state-controlled technology and defense concern targeted by Western sanctions... . ...Read More

• Soft trend seen in international coal markets

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: A soft trend prevailed in international coal markets on September 26 amidst higher o... . ...Read More

• Japan steel mills signs Q4 coking coal contracts at $119/t

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Japanese steel mills (JSMs) have reportedly signed their fourth quarter (October-Dec... . ...Read More

• Sharp decline in sale of coal via e-auction in August

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: The government’s directive to Coal India Ltd (CIL) – to restrict its coa... . ...Read More

• India’s August coal production up 13.37 % y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s coal production in August 2014 stood at 43.51 million tons (mt), up 13... . ...Read More

• Aug output from India’s captive blocks up 41.87% y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Coal production from the captive blocks in India rose 41.87% to 5.15 million tons (m... . ...Read More

• India’s coking coal output edges up 4.27% y-o-y in Aug

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s coking coal production in August 2014 increased 4.27% to 4.40 million ... . ...Read More

• India’s Aug pithead vendible coal stocks drop 17.13% y-o-y

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India’s pithead vendible coal stocks dropped 17.13% to 33.48 million tons (mt)... . ...Read More

• CIL’s August coal despatches down 1.92% m-o-m

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Despatches by Coal India Ltd (CIL) stood at 37.27 million tons (mt) in August 2014 a... . ...Read More

• Coal stocks at power plants fall 2.43% w-o-w

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Coal stocks at 104 thermal power plants (TPS) in India fell by almost 2.43% as on Se... . ...Read More

• Imported coal stocks rise at Paradip Port

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Stocks of imported coal at Paradip Port on the eastern coast of India, as reported b... . ...Read More

• Coal handling by 15 Indian ports drop 26% in Aug m-o-m

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: Total coal handling by 15 major and minor Indian ports during the month of August 20... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 9 ports edge up w-o-w

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: India's imported coal stocks at nine ports – eight major and one private &... . ...Read More

• Marginal rise in water storage at India’s key reservoirs

  29 Sep 2014

  September 29: The water storage available in the 85 important reservoirs in India stood at 123.260... . ...Read More