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• Bumi ‘most vulnerable’ coal miner on debt load: Moody’s

  05 Aug 2014

  PT Bumi Resources (BUMI) doesn’t have enough cash to meet more than $1 billion of obligation... . ...Read More

• Vale looking to sell stake in Mozambican coal assets

  05 Aug 2014

  The chairperson of the Brazilian mining giant Vale, Murilo Ferreira, told reporters at the weekend... . ...Read More

• Oversupply putting coal prices under pressure

  05 Aug 2014

  Coal markets are awash with the dark combustible as supply rises and demand comes under pressure, ... . ...Read More

• Euro coal prices flat on scant summer demand

  05 Aug 2014

  European physical coal prices were flat on Monday as expectations of weak demand from utilities ov... . ...Read More

• Colombia coal contractors to vote on whether to continue strike

  05 Aug 2014

  Contract workers at Colombia's biggest coal mines will begin voting on Tuesday on whether to c... . ...Read More

• Chinese capital to ban coal use to curb pollution

  05 Aug 2014

  Beijing will ban coal use in its six main districts by the end of 2020, state media cited the Beij... . ...Read More

• Turkey’s net coking coal imports surge 16.52% y-o-y

  05 Aug 2014

  Based on the data compiled by Turkish Statistical Institute, Turkey’s net coking coal import... . ...Read More

• Coal mining difficulties impact belt, tire makers in US

  05 Aug 2014

  Coal mining has taken a nosedive in the U.S. in the last year, and it doesn't look as if it wi... . ...Read More

• International coal prices soften further

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Spot coal prices in the international markets softened further on lack of fresh interest... . ...Read More

• CIL July output up, offtake down y-o-y

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Coal India Limited (CIL), on August 4, said its production during July 2014 increased sl... . ...Read More

• MMTC to soon float 3-mt imported coal NIT on CIL’s behalf

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: MMTC Ltd will soon float a notice inviting tender (NIT) to procure about 3 million tons ... . ...Read More

• APGENCO told to explore JV/SPV with TGENCO

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) will have to explore the probabili... . ...Read More

• Indo-US tie-up on smart grids, super-critical tech on anvil

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: India is working to collaborate with the US on technology for energy efficiency, smart g... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 8 ports down 3% w-o-w

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: India's imported coal stocks at eight ports – seven major and one private &nda... . ...Read More

• July steam coal imports via Kolkata drop 9.52% m-o-m

  04 Aug 2014

  August 4: Steam coal import levels through the port of Kolkata declined by 9.52% to 5,700 ton in J... . ...Read More