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• Walter Energy to idle Canadian coal mines, cut 700 jobs

  16 Apr 2014

  Coal miner Walter Energy Inc said it would idle its Canadian mines and temporarily lay off about 7... . ...Read More

• Recovery effort underway after two die in Australia coal mine

  16 Apr 2014

  Australia-listed Yancoal Ltd said it was working with authorities to recover the bodies of two wor... . ...Read More

• Bruce Power celebrates coal phase out as Thunder Bay generation Station stops burning coal

  16 Apr 2014

  Bruce Power is celebrating cleaner air and a healthier future for Ontarians today now that the pro... . ...Read More

• Duke Energy to vacuum up large coal ash deposit in Danville

  16 Apr 2014

  Duke Energy Corp. plans to vacuum up a 2,500-ton coal ash deposit near the Schoolfield Dam in Danv... . ...Read More

• Southern agrees to coal research with Chinese firm

  16 Apr 2014

  Southern Co. says it has signed a deal with a state-owned Chinese coal and energy company to work ... . ...Read More

• Southern agrees to coal research with Chinese firm

  16 Apr 2014

  Southern Co. says it has signed a deal with a state-owned Chinese coal and energy company to work ... . ...Read More

• BHP lifts third-quarter iron, coal production

  16 Apr 2014

  BHP Billiton has reported a strong third quarter from its Western Australian iron ore and Queensla... . ...Read More

• Coal Returns to German Utilities Replacing Lost Nuclear

  16 Apr 2014

  What’s a beleaguered utility to do when forced by the government to close its profitable nuc... . ...Read More

• Manchin urges mines to speak out about coal

  16 Apr 2014

  The Democratic senator leading the fight against the White House's strategy to fight climate c... . ...Read More

• Stable trend in international coal prices

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: A stable trend prevailed in international coal prices on April 14 as rates remained larg... . ...Read More

• Mumbai Port cargo handling up 2% y-o-y

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: Mumbai Port’s cargo handling increased 1.92% to 59.18 million tons (mt) in 2013-14... . ...Read More

• Indian Railways revenue earnings up 15.31% in FY’14

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: The total earnings of Indian Railways during financial year 2013-14 stood at Rs 140,485.... . ...Read More

• March WPI inflation hits 3-month high of 5.70%

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: India's wholesale price inflation hit a three-month high in March, snapping an easin... . ...Read More

• No steam coal imports via Kolkata Port in March

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: There were no steam coal imports through the port of Kolkata in March 2014, though a qua... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Kolkata up 30.32% m-o-m in March

  15 Apr 2014

  April 15: Coking coal imports through the port of Kolkata Port rose 30.32% to 309,822 tons in Marc... . ...Read More