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• Worst Asian Bond Hidili Shows Coal Mine Distress: China Credit

  07 Jul 2014

  Asia’s worst-performing bonds in the past year were issued by a Chinese coal miner facing a ... . ...Read More

• Global agreement could impact coal industry

  07 Jul 2014

  At the recent midyear UN climate negotiations in Bonn, an unprecedented 60 countries (including Ge... . ...Read More

• Lawsuits seek to stop work at coal mines in 3 Western states until more reviews done

  07 Jul 2014

  Coal industry representatives say lawsuits against mines in three Western states could have conseq... . ...Read More

• Port sees coal exports drop in first half of year

  07 Jul 2014

  Through the first half of the year, coal exports through Hampton Roads, the top U.S. coal-shipping... . ...Read More

• Bathurst confident of riding out depressed hard coking coal prices

  07 Jul 2014

  Depressed global prices of premium hard coking coal appear set to continue, but West Coast mine de... . ...Read More

• Coal prices ease further on weak demand

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Spot coal prices in the international markets eased further on July 3 as buyers continued ... . ...Read More

• Coal production from 33 captive blocks may reach 52.93 mt in 2014-15

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Coal production from 33 captive coal blocks, which have not yet attended the pick rated ca... . ...Read More

• Steel Minister meets Goa and Rajasthan CM on MMDR Act amendment

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Union Minister of Steel, Mines and Labour & Employment Narendra Singh Tomar, has sough... . ...Read More

• June e-auctions on coaljunction platform see good demand

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Good demand was witnessed for the offerings of coal from Singareni Collieries Company Ltd ... . ...Read More

• Coking coal sees good demand at e-auction in June

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: Washery grade coking coal (W3 and W4) offered on the e-auction platform conducted by coalj... . ...Read More

• SCCL offerings see fair demand in June spot e-auction

  04 Jul 2014

  July 4: A fair demand was witnessed for coal offered by Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) fo... . ...Read More

• Govt may allow coal linkage swap

  04 Jul 2014

  To optimise availability of coal and reduce its cost of transportation, the government is planning... . ...Read More

• U.S. Ex-Im Bank weighs loan to major India coal project

  04 Jul 2014

  The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering financing a massive coal-fired power plant in India des... . ...Read More

• Obama pleas to China, India to forgo use of coal falls on deaf ears

  04 Jul 2014

  But in China and India, the trends are very different, as those nations are gravitating toward coa... . ...Read More

• Coal Ministry revamps bidding policy as mines find no takers

  04 Jul 2014

  The Centre is overhauling coal blocks bidding policy, formulated by the previous UPA government, t... . ...Read More