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• Indian state companies seek coal assets in Mozambique

  26 Jun 2014

  A mission from International Coal Ventures Private Limited (ICVL) of India is in Mozambique to ass... . ...Read More

• Japan utilities likely to settle 2015-16 coal contract at 6-year low of $77/mt FOB

  26 Jun 2014

  Japanese power utilities are expected to settle the 2015-16 (April-March) contract price for Austr... . ...Read More

• Largest Philippine Coal Miner Plans $400 Million Plant Boost

  26 Jun 2014

  Semirara Mining Corp. (SCC), the Philippines’ largest coal producer, plans to spend $400 mil... . ...Read More

• Cliffs preparing to idle West Virginia coal mine

  26 Jun 2014

  Miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc plans to temporarily idle its Pinnacle metallurgical coal mine ... . ...Read More

• Colombia Cerrejon coal stocks near-depleted by port protest

  26 Jun 2014

  Joint venture Cerrejon, Colombia's biggest coal miner, says it could run out of stocks at its ... . ...Read More

• The strange case of how coal miner Clive turned climate crusader

  26 Jun 2014

  It was a very strange dinner in the member’s dining room of parliament house. Former US vice... . ...Read More

• Will a new EPA plan push power plants to fire coal companies?

  26 Jun 2014

  On June 2, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the Clean Power Plan , which would c... . ...Read More

• Extension of sluggish trend in international coal markets

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: An extension of sluggish trend was witnessed in international spot coal market in absence... . ...Read More

• Imported met coke prices softens, fresh interest in domestic material

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: Lack of demand from steel makers prompted metallurgical (met) coke prices to soften by ar... . ...Read More

• Saurashtra Fuels eye smaller countries for met coke export

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: Saurashtra Fuels Ltd, India’s largest manufacturer of metallurgical coke on merchan... . ...Read More

• MoC assures separate auction of coal blocks for steel industry

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25:  A separate auction for allotment of coal blocks to the steel industry will be done ... . ...Read More

• CCL floats tender for Kathara OC project

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) has floated a tender for outsourcing OB/band removal and coa... . ...Read More

• Strong demand for G-6 grade coal in May e-auction

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: A very strong demand was witnessed for G-6 grade (GCV 5,501 to 5,800 Kcal/kg) coal offere... . ...Read More

• G-7 grade coal attracts very strong demand in May e-auction

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: A very strong demand was witnessed for G-7 grade (GCV ranging from 5,201 to 5,500 Kcal/kg... . ...Read More

• Good demand for G-8 grade coal at May e-auction

  25 Jun 2014

  June 25: There was good demand for G-8 grade (GCV 4,901 to 5,200 Kcal/kg) coal offered on the MSTC... . ...Read More