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• Good demand for G-5 grade coal in May e-auction

  24 Jun 2014

  June 24: There was good demand for G-5 grade (GCV 5,801 to 6,100 Kcal/kg) coal offered by four subs... . ...Read More

• Coal supply to thermal power plants dwindles

  24 Jun 2014

  Coal supplies to thermal power plants are dwindling, resulting in reduced electricity generation a... . ...Read More

• Coal India alone cannot solve mining crisis: Ex-Chairman

  24 Jun 2014

  Beginning the Herculean task of increasing electricity generation, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on ... . ...Read More

• Give details of 14 projects awaiting clearances: Coal Ministry to Central Coalfields Ltd

  24 Jun 2014

  The Coal Ministry has asked Central Coalfields Ltd, a CILBSE 0.62 % subsidiary, to provide details... . ...Read More

• International Coal Ventures team in Mozambique to tap coal assets for acquisition

  24 Jun 2014

  A senior level delegation from the International Coal Ventures (ICVL) is currently touring Mozambi... . ...Read More

• ‘Throw open’ coal mining to private players

  24 Jun 2014

  India has huge reserves, but Coal India is not able to meet demand, say end-users    ... . ...Read More

• Meghalaya MP asks Modi to rehabilitate coal miners

  24 Jun 2014

    Congress MP from Shillong Vincent H. Pala Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ro... . ...Read More

• US, Australia to see more metallurgical coal cuts on weak prices: Cowen

  24 Jun 2014

  The US will likely see more cuts to metallurgical coal mining capacity and Australia is also expec... . ...Read More

• Rail issues push PRB coal OTC price down further

  24 Jun 2014

  The over-the-counter price for 8,800 Btu/lb Powder River Basin coal dipped again Monday, as rail i... . ...Read More

• Groups protest resource plan covering Wyoming PRB coal

  24 Jun 2014

  Wyoming citizen organizations and national environmental groups wrote to the Department of the Int... . ...Read More

• European Coal Drops to 4-Year Low as Credit Suisse Cuts Forecast

  24 Jun 2014

  European thermal coal fell to the lowest in more than four years as Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) ... . ...Read More

• Here Are The First Market Reactions in Coal

  24 Jun 2014

  It's no secret the coal market is depressed.   Prices for thermal coal have fallen 50... . ...Read More

• Colombia’s coal output recovering fast — up 33.8% in Jan-March

  24 Jun 2014

  Colombia’s coal production jumped up 33.8% to 24.6 million tonnes between January and March ... . ...Read More

• "King Coal" in Australia faces rising investment backlash

  24 Jun 2014

  A farmer's habit of rising before dawn finds Cliff Wallace alone most mornings while a rag-tag... . ...Read More

• NZ’s subsidies of coal and rail are nothing like Australia’s

  24 Jun 2014

  Australian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industr... . ...Read More