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• Welcome To The Most Dangerous Coal Mine In The World

  02 Apr 2014

  Deep inside the earth, the eyes of blackened miners shimmer under spotlights as they hammer endles... . ...Read More

• Coal-reliant states readying for EPA power plant rules

  02 Apr 2014

  Long before the Obama administration promised sweeping rules to limit pollution from power plants,... . ...Read More

• The unquenchable thirst of an expanding coal industry

  02 Apr 2014

  An oasis is a body of water, ringed by greenery and beyond that, a lifeless, endless landscape tha... . ...Read More

• Ambre Energy coal terminal asks for another permit delay from Oregon

  02 Apr 2014

  Ambre Energy, the Australian company proposing to build a coal export terminal in Boardman, has re... . ...Read More

• SA, Australian prices firm up, Indonesian rates stay flat

  01 Apr 2014

  April 1: Spot price of South African and Australian steam coal, on March 31, firmed up a bit on th... . ...Read More

• Supply of coking coal from BCCL to SAIL severely disrupted

  01 Apr 2014

  April 1: Supply of washed coking coal from the mines of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) has been sev... . ...Read More

• BCCL in a fix as international coking coal prices fall

  01 Apr 2014

  April 1: Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), which had insisted on supplying coking coal to Steel Autho... . ...Read More

• TNEB captive coal berth at Kamarajar may be operational by 2016

  01 Apr 2014

  April 1: The captive coal berth of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) at Kamarajar Port, with a c... . ...Read More

• Coal handling at Vizag port falls 15.48% in Feb m-o-m

  01 Apr 2014

  April 1: Coal handling at Vizag Port stood at 639,000 tons during the month of February 2014, down... . ...Read More

• As bets sour, firms rethink overseas mining assets

  01 Apr 2014

  GVK offers stake to Coal India in Oz coal mine; JSW Steel puts African and Indonesian operations a... . ...Read More

• Assocham for strong policy measures on coal, gas pricing

  01 Apr 2014

  Industry body Assocham has pressed for strong policy measures on pricing of coal and gas, strength... . ...Read More

• CIL: Enough fuel available for power plants

  01 Apr 2014

  Power ministry officials alleged that poor supply from CIL has rendered at least 20 thermal power ... . ...Read More

• Coal India may produce 462 mt , miss FY14 target

  01 Apr 2014

  According to a company official, production suffered in October due to Cyclone Phailin Coal Ind... . ...Read More

• Getting back to mining targeted coal would be tough!

  01 Apr 2014

  The new government may take months before the roadblocks to resume full-scale production We had... . ...Read More

• Coal India may stop hiring women

  01 Apr 2014

  Coal India, the world's biggest coal miner, may stop employing women under compassionate groun... . ...Read More