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• Tour operator lobbies banks not to fund Abbot Point coal terminal expansion

  10 Jul 2014

  A north Queensland tourism operator says he will lobby Australia's big four banks to rule out ... . ...Read More

• Mechanics at Colombia coal mines strike

  10 Jul 2014

  Mechanics at Colombia's main coal mining companies, including Cerrejon and Drummond, went on s... . ...Read More

• Most UK coal power plants seen shut by 2023 on climate rules

  10 Jul 2014

  The U.K. will close most of its coal-fired power plants by 2023, leaving only three in use, as env... . ...Read More

• A-Cap Resources drills at Botswana coal projects toward early mining

  10 Jul 2014

  A-Cap Resources has started diamond drilling at its Mea and Bolau coal projects in Botswana to est... . ...Read More

• Continued weakness in international coal markets

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: There was no reprieve from the soft trend prevailing in international coal markets on the c... . ...Read More

• India’s 2014-15 GDP growth seen at 5.4-5.9%: Economic Survey

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: The Indian economy is likely to grow in the range of 5.4%-5.9% in 2014-15, overcoming the ... . ...Read More

• India’s imported coal stocks at 8 ports up 6.1% w-o-w

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: India's imported coal stocks at 8 ports – seven major and one private –pro... . ...Read More

• Asia, Africa June coal imports from RBCT up 40.89% m-o-m

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Imports of coal from RBCT by African and Asian countries, excluding India, moved up almost... . ...Read More

• SA coal exports to Atlantic countries up 8.58% in June m-o-m

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Imports of coal from South Africa’s Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) by Atlantic co... . ...Read More

• GAIL floats global EoI for coal gasification tech

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has floated a global expression of interest (EoI) for pr... . ...Read More

• NECL gets EC for Tikak Extension OCP in Assam

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: North Eastern Coalfields Ltd (NECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has obtained en... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Vizag drop 14.15% m-o-m in June

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Steam coal imports through the port of Vizag fell 14.15% to 628,306 tons in June 2014 agai... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Vizag up 32.40% in June m-o-m

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Coking coal imports through the port of Vizag rose 32.40% to 472,347 tons in June 2014 aga... . ...Read More

• Vizag Port sees met coke imports after 4 months

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: A volume of 1,421 tons of met coke was imported via Vizag Port in June 2014, as per provis... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Vizag down 5.15% in June m-o-m

  09 Jul 2014

  July 9: Pulverised Coal Injection (PCI) imports through the port of Vizag fell 5.15% to 22,919 ton... . ...Read More