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• Whitehaven cuts coal production guidance

  24 Apr 2014

  WHITEHAVEN Coal has cut its full-year production guidance to between 9.8 million tonnes and 10 mil... . ...Read More

• Patriot Coal issues potential lay-off notices to 847 WV workers

  24 Apr 2014

    Mere months after announcing its emergence from an 18-month long Chapter 11 reorganisatio... . ...Read More

• Norfolk Southern profit falls 18 percent on lower coal shipments

  24 Apr 2014

  U.S. railroad Norfolk Southern Corp reported an 18 percent drop in quarterly profit as the company... . ...Read More

• Bad Mines, Good Money - The Coal Industry’s Dirty Deals

  24 Apr 2014

  Phasing out nuclear power means that Germany's demand for coal is still immense. A large part ... . ...Read More

• Japan must stop financing coal

  24 Apr 2014

  Japan is the world's biggest financier of coal development, setting developing countries on a ... . ...Read More

• Slight firmness in South African coal prices

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: After a brief lull, spot prices of South African steam coal firmed up again on April 22 ... . ...Read More

• Durgapur Projects floats tender to procure imported coking coal

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Durgapur Projects Ltd (DPL), a leading merchant coke-maker, has floated a tender to proc... . ...Read More

• Vizag Steel floats tender to sell coke dust

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) has floated a tender to ... . ...Read More

• Ambuja Cements sees 7% growth in cement demand post-2015

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23:  Ambuja Cements Ltd, India's leading cement producer, feels that in the current... . ...Read More

• Ambuja Cements to invest Rs 802 crore in 2014

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Ambuja Cements Limited, one of the major cement manufacturers in India, plans to invest ... . ...Read More

• Tata Power expands Green energy capacity by 646.70 MW

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Tata Power, one of India's largest integrated power companies, recently announced th... . ...Read More

• GSI to set up Gondwana Research Centre to boost exploration

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: In a bid to boost its coal exploration activities, Geological Survey of India (GSI) is s... . ...Read More

• BHEL receives 10 bids for washery venture

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: More than 10 coal washery operators from India and abroad have shown interest in partner... . ...Read More

• Very strong demand for select G-6 grade coals in March e-auction

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: A quantity of 83,675 tons of G-6 grade (GCV 5,501 to 5,800 Kcal/kg) coal offered by five... . ...Read More

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

  23 Apr 2014

  April 23: Moderate demand was witnessed for G-7 grade (GCV ranging from 5,201 to 5,500 Kcal/kg) co... . ...Read More