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• Czech coal miner NWR narrows loss, sees signs of recovery

  15 May 2014

  Czech hard coal miner New World Resources (NWR) pointed to signs of recovery in the market on Wedn... . ...Read More

• US coal fleet provided 92% of electricity surge needed during winter

  15 May 2014

  The US coal fleet provided 92% of the surge in electricity required by power providers east of the... . ...Read More

• Trader short-covering, Japanese industry demand lift Newcastle coal prices

  15 May 2014

  Newcastle prices for 6,300 kcal/kg GAR calorific value thermal coal have risen by around $1-2 to $... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in SA coal prices

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Slight firmness was witnessed in South African standard coal prices even as off-spec rates... . ...Read More

• Jaiprakash Group floats enquiry for upto 0.45 mt of SA coal

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Jaiprakash Group, India's leading cement-maker, has floated an enquiry to procure impo... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up panel for identifying additional coal blocks

  14 May 2014

  May 14: The government has constituted a committee under the chairmanship of the Additional Secret... . ...Read More

• MoC sets up IMC panel to vet mining bid applications

  14 May 2014

  May 14; The MoC has set up an inter-ministerial committee (IMC) for considering applications recei... . ...Read More

• NMPT stresses on coal to meet shipping ministry target

  14 May 2014

  May 14: New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) expects to handle around 2 mt more coal cargo in the curre... . ...Read More

• Gujarat Pipavav Q1 net profit up 73%

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited reported a 72.51% increase in net profit during the January-M... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kandla fall 2.83% in April

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Coking coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 23,786 tons in April 2014, down 2.... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Kandla up 61.07% in April m-o-m

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Steam coal imports through the port of Kandla stood at 430,014 tons in April 2014, up 61.0... . ...Read More

• Gypsum imports via Kandla Port at 60,100 tons in April

  14 May 2014

  May 14: Imports of gypsum through Kandla Port stood at 60,000 tons during April 2014, according to... . ...Read More

• Facing hurdles in projects for transporting coal: Rlys to govt

  14 May 2014

  today informed the Union Cabinet about the difficulties it is facing in sticking to the timeline f... . ...Read More

• Coal India modifies performance incentive clause in FSAs

  14 May 2014

  State-owned Coal India (CIL) has tweaked the performance incentive clause in fuel supply agreement... . ...Read More

• Death toll in Turkish mine blast rises above 200, many still trapped

  14 May 2014

  The death toll from an explosion and fire in a Turkish coal mine rose above 200 on Wednesday as re... . ...Read More