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• Appoint CIL chief only through PESB route: PMO

  29 Sep 2014

  Coal minister Piyush Goyal’s game plan to directly appoint a chairman for Coal India (CIL), ... . ...Read More

• CIL may takeover 40 mines as MoC explores experts advice

  29 Sep 2014

  The coal ministry is exploring the option of appointing an outside consultant to assist Coal India... . ...Read More

• Penalty on coal miners may hurt power consumers

  29 Sep 2014

  Comparing the captive price with the CIL average may not be fair, say miners... Is it logical... . ...Read More

• Coal: De-allocation and after

  29 Sep 2014

  Long-term gains to outweigh short-term uncertainties; metal players to take a hit After the jud... . ...Read More

• Nalco to file review petition in SC over quashing of coal blocks

  29 Sep 2014

  Company looking for acquisition of coal properties abroad... Stung by the recent Supreme Court ... . ...Read More

• The 42 coal blocks make up 10pct of total output in India

  29 Sep 2014

  The 42 coal blocks, which have been allowed to remain operational for another 6 months to maintain... . ...Read More

• Rail project to raise coal output set to miss deadline

  29 Sep 2014

  A Prime Minister-monitored railway project linked to increasing India’s coal output by 100 m... . ...Read More

• Activists disrupt Whitehaven Coal operations in NSW in protests against Maules Creek mine

  29 Sep 2014

  Activists protesting against a coal project have disrupted mining operations at several sites in t... . ...Read More

• Govt looks to seal deal with BHP coal units

  29 Sep 2014

  The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is targeting to soon close agreements with seven subsidi... . ...Read More

• Northampton company makes coal substitute for cement kilns

  29 Sep 2014

  Decades in the hazardous waste business taught Joe Kotrosits and Steve Detwiler about the gold in ... . ...Read More

• Indonesia coal prices marginally firm, others turn soft

  26 Sep 2014

  September 26: Spot prices of Indonesian steam coal of various categories firmed slightly on Septem... . ...Read More

• Q4 coking coal contracts likely at $118-$119 per ton

  26 Sep 2014

  September 26: Contract prices of hard coking coal between miners and steel mills of Japan for the ... . ...Read More

• De-allocation of operational blocks not to hit output

  26 Sep 2014

  September 26: Contrary to views expressed in many quarters, senior officials of Coal India Ltd (CI... . ...Read More

• Captive coal miners’ stocks down 14.7% since ruling

  26 Sep 2014

  September 26: The 10 listed companies which are already producing from their captive coal blocks s... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Ennore down 40% in Aug m-o-m

  26 Sep 2014

  September 26: Steam coal imports through Ennore Port dropped 40.37% to 799,111 tons in August... . ...Read More