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• Indian coal consortium suffers huge losses in Mozambique

  19 Aug 2014

  Indian public-owned consortium, International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) says it has been hit by... . ...Read More

• PRB 8,800 Q1 2015 physical coal price jumps 25 cents on Monday

  19 Aug 2014

  Powder River Basin 8,800-Btu/lb coal for Q1 2015 delivery was seen trading for the first time in t... . ...Read More

• Indian govt steps in to ensure coal supplies to power plants

  19 Aug 2014

  The Indian government has thrown a life-line to thermal power plants stranded without assured coal... . ...Read More

• BHP Billiton demerger shows how good a deal Billiton got: Russell

  19 Aug 2014

  BHP Billiton's plan to demerge its unwanted aluminium, nickel and manganese assets underscores... . ...Read More

• China Plan to Cut Wholesale Power Price May Help Coal Producers

  19 Aug 2014

  China will cut wholesale prices that distributors pay for electricity from coal-fired plants, two ... . ...Read More

• Oregon denies construction permit for coal export terminal

  19 Aug 2014

  Oregon on Monday denied Ambre Energy's request for a permit to build a coal export terminal on... . ...Read More

• Now Even Republicans Are Being Accused of Waging a War on Coal

  19 Aug 2014

  It’s not very often that Democrats can accuse Republicans of launching a war on coal. In Ken... . ...Read More

• James River Coal Chooses Blackhawk Mining as Lead Bidder

  19 Aug 2014

  Bankrupt James River Coal Co., after repeatedly postponing an asset auction, chose a unit of Black... . ...Read More

• Record coal haulage for Aurizon in the Hunter

  19 Aug 2014

  Coal haulage from the Hunter Valley has contributed to record tonnages being carried by freight tr... . ...Read More

• As Coal Declines, U.S. Poised for Leadership in LNG Exports

  19 Aug 2014

  Just last year we noted that the U.S. was uniquely poised to become a major exporter of liquid nat... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in South African coal prices

  18 Aug 2014

  Aug 18: Spot prices of South African steam coal firmed up a bit on August 15 on reports that the c... . ...Read More

• Fate of coal regulator uncertain once again

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: The fate of the much-delayed coal regulator has become uncertain once again as the Bill... . ...Read More

• Govt mulling disinvestment of 10% in CIL

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: The government is proposing to disinvest 10% stake of the Government of India’s e... . ...Read More

• ‘CIL supplies to power units in Apr-Jul 88% of target’

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: Coal India Limited (CIL) supplied a total of 117.70 million tons (mt) of coal to power ... . ...Read More

• NTPC’s 2013-14 coal imports at Rs 7,078 crore

  18 Aug 2014

  August 18: NTPC Ltd imported steam coal worth Rs 7,078 crore in 2013-14, an official said. &ldqu... . ...Read More