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• Looming EPA ‘war on coal’ draws business backlash

  29 May 2014

  Would a major rewrite of pollution laws by the Obama administration kill thousands of U.S. jobs an... . ...Read More

• New Hope cuts jobs as coal slumps

  29 May 2014

  New Hope has joined the list of Australian coal miners cutting jobs, as slowing Chinese demand and... . ...Read More

• Mississippi-Inspired Plan Seen Lifting Colombia Coal Exports

  29 May 2014

  Colombia’s plan to dredge its biggest river could boost coking coal output fivefold, accordi... . ...Read More

• Alabama coal war: Judge rules permits allowing stream filling by mining companies okay, river group appeals

  29 May 2014

  The Black Warrior Riverkeeper last week lost a federal court battle to bring a halt to permits tha... . ...Read More

• Slight softness in South African coal prices

  28 May 2014

  May 28: South African spot steam coal prices turned soft on May 27 amidst low enquiries and suffic... . ...Read More

• Coal India Chairman Narsing Rao resigns

  28 May 2014

  May 28: A day after India’s new Coal Minister Piyush Goyal assumed office, Coal India Ltd (C... . ...Read More

• CCL gets Green nod on Piparwar opencast project expansion

  28 May 2014

  May 28: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) granted environment clearance for capacity ... . ...Read More

• ‘Grade slippage leading to non-lifting of coal by utilities’

  28 May 2014

  May 28: The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has alleged that grade slippage in coal supplied b... . ...Read More

• G-4 grade coal sees strong demand in April e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: Out of 98,110 tons of G-4 grade (GCV of 6,101-6,400 Kcal/kg) coal offered by ECL, CCL and ... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G-5 grade coal in April e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: There was moderate demand for G-5 grade (GCV 5,801 to 6,100 Kcal/kg) coal offered by five ... . ...Read More

• Fair demand for select G-6 grade coals in April e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: A volume of 182,005 tons of G-6 grade (GCV 5,501 to 5,800 Kcal/kg) coal offered by four su... . ...Read More

• G-7 grade coal attracts moderate demand in Apr e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: Moderate demand was witnessed for G-7 grade (GCV ranging from 5,201 to 5,500 Kcal/kg) coal... . ...Read More

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

  28 May 2014

  May 28: There was good demand for G-8 grade (GCV 4,901 to 5,200 Kcal/kg) coal offered on the MSTC ... . ...Read More

• G-9 grade coal sees moderate demand in April e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: There was good demand for G-9 grade (GCV 4,601 to 4,900 Kcal/kg) coal offered through the ... . ...Read More

• Moderate demand for G-10 grade coal in April e-auction

  28 May 2014

  May 28: Good demand was witnessed in April 2014 for G-10 grade (GCV 4,301 to 4,600 Kcal/kg) coal o... . ...Read More