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• Coal, cash crises plague DVC

  14 Aug 2014

  It is likely that parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal will soon plunge into darkness with one of th... . ...Read More

• Nine reasons why thermal coal is struggling

  14 Aug 2014

  The price of thermal coal has fallen 51% since peaking in January 2011. Secular factors like perma... . ...Read More

• This coal superpower is making big cuts

  14 Aug 2014

  The best time to buy commodities is when most producers are losing money. Such unprofitable per... . ...Read More

• Outlook dour for Aussie coal: Citi

  14 Aug 2014

  Citi thinks thermal coal prices will have to recover from about $US70 a tonne to $US100 a tonne to... . ...Read More

• Awash in coal, US imports even more

  14 Aug 2014

  Coal imports to the U.S. are rising sharply even as coal mines close throughout Central Appalachia... . ...Read More

• Whose war on coal?

  14 Aug 2014

  Mitch McConnell seems to have boxed himself into a corner with no way out. The central issue of hi... . ...Read More

• Glencore reports higher copper, coal production

  14 Aug 2014

  Glencore plc increased first-half production of its most profitable metals and minerals. The wo... . ...Read More

• Select Indonesian coal prices soften, others unchanged

  13 Aug 2014

  Aug 13: Spot prices of select type of Indonesian coal (4200 Kcal/kg GAR) softened a bit on August ... . ...Read More

• CIL may ask MoC to reconsider e-auction directive

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) is planning to urge the Ministry of Coal to reconsider the latter&... . ...Read More

• MCL sets Oct 31 deadline for land-loser employees

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has given time till October 31 to its employees who had b... . ...Read More

• Indian power cos’ July coal receipts fall 0.75% m-o-m

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Coal receipts by India’s power utilities stood at 39.69 million tons (mt) in July... . ...Read More

• July coal despatches by CIL, SCCL down 1.39% m-o-m

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Despatches of coal by domestic miners Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Com... . ...Read More

• Adani Power’s coal imports rise in July

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Adani Power (Tirora) received a total of 334,000 tons of imported steam coal in July 20... . ...Read More

• CIL’s first quarter net profit up 8%

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Coal India limited (CIL), India’s largest miner, reported an 8.09% increase in it... . ...Read More

• CIL gets EC for 48 projects during XII Plan

  13 Aug 2014

  August 13: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has obtained 48 environmental clearance (EC) proposals for a capac... . ...Read More