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• Qld greenlights new $1.76bn coal mine

  03 Jul 2014

  Queensland has given the go ahead for a $1.76 billion Australian dollar coal mine that it forecast... . ...Read More

• Caterpillar to supply longwall systems to Turkish coal mine

  03 Jul 2014

  Caterpillar will deliver the first of two complete Cat longwall mining systems to the Soma Eynez E... . ...Read More

• Electricity providers return to coal-fired power as natural gas export revenue soars

  03 Jul 2014

  The rising international price of natural gas is causing electricity providers to return to coal-f... . ...Read More

• DTEK plans to boost coal exports in Ukraine

  03 Jul 2014

  The biggest private mining and power generating company in Ukraine, DTEK, plans to increase coal e... . ...Read More

• T4 coal loader at Newcastle gains environmental approval

  03 Jul 2014

  The T4 coal loader on Kooragang Island is a step closer to reality after being approved by the NSW... . ...Read More

• Coal seam gas water monitoring not good enough: chief scientist

  03 Jul 2014

  Safeguards protecting water supplies from mining projects are inadequate and companies who conduct... . ...Read More

• Why Drummond and Glencore are accused of exporting Colombian blood coal

  03 Jul 2014

  What is blood coal? “Blood coal,” a reference to the infamous “blood diamonds&... . ...Read More

• Federal judge rejects mine proposal, cites coal’s contribution to climate change

  03 Jul 2014

  What’s the very best reason not to expand coal mining on public land? Coal is contributing t... . ...Read More

• US and World Bank must stop funding overseas coal

  03 Jul 2014

  The World Bank is still deciding how to respond to Kosovo's request for funds to build a new 6... . ...Read More

• Billionaire Asks Coal Investors to Choose Liquidation or Losses

  03 Jul 2014

  Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala is going all-in to salvage what’s left of coal miner New Wor... . ...Read More

• Subdued trend extended in international coal markets

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: A subdued trend prevailed in international coal markets on July 1 as prices remained under... . ...Read More

• CIL’s June output up 6.04%, offtake grows 3.24% y-o-y

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: Coal India Limited (CIL), on July 2, said its production and off-take during the month of ... . ...Read More

• NTPC float IFBs to procure 5 mt imported coal

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: NTPC Ltd., Asia’s single largest power generation company, on July 2 floated four se... . ...Read More

• Govt may remove “Go” and “No Go” clause for mining of coal

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is beli... . ...Read More

• NTPC planning to buy 5.0 mt coal under MoU from ECL

  02 Jul 2014

  July 2: NTPC Ltd is believed to be working on entering into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with... . ...Read More