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• NCL’s Bina OCP expansion gets Green approval

  19 Aug 2014

  August 19: Northern Coalfields Limited 9NCL) has obtained the environmental clearance (EC) from th... . ...Read More

• 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

• Tiny Indian village makes final stand against coal giants

  19 Aug 2014

  Vote in Madhya Pradesh village will decide whether ancient forest is cleared for mining project ... . ...Read More

• Greenpeace urges transparent Vote on protection of Mahan forest

  19 Aug 2014

  Greenpeace International today joined Greenpeace India’s call for Indian authorities to prot... . ...Read More

• Govt panel questions UPA’s coal block auction process

  19 Aug 2014

  A government-appointed panel has found faults with the coal blocks auction process initiated durin... . ...Read More

• Ministry seeks action plan to improve coal output

  19 Aug 2014

  The Coal Ministry has asked India’s largest coal miner Coal India Limited (CIL) to submit a ... . ...Read More

• 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