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• Glencore acquiring BHP Billiton’s Optimum coal rights approved

  12 Mar 2014

  The Competition Tribunal has approved Glencore’s acquisition of BHP Billiton Energy Coal Sou... . ...Read More

• SunCoke Energy plans to sell coal mining business

  12 Mar 2014

  SunCoke Energy Inc, which produces coke used in steelmaking, said it plans to sell its coal mines ... . ...Read More

• Mongolian Mining sees weakness ahead for coking coal prices

  12 Mar 2014

    Mongolian Mining, the nation's largest miner of coking coal sold primarily to China, ... . ...Read More

• Kentucky utilities buy 1.2 mil st of steam coal from Patriot, Armstrong

  12 Mar 2014

  Patriot Coal and Armstrong Coal are supplying about 1.2 million st of steam coal to Kentucky's... . ...Read More

• Colombia expects Drummond coal exports to resume March 24

  12 Mar 2014

  Colombia's government said on Tuesday it expected its second biggest coal miner, U.S.-based Dr... . ...Read More

• National miners’ strike defines demise of UK coal industry

  12 Mar 2014

  Thirty years on from a strike that became a defining moment in 1980s Britain, the country’s ... . ...Read More

• Excess supplies soften international coal prices

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Spot prices of steam coal as well as coking coal softened further in the anticipation th... . ...Read More

• ACB India awards contract to MBE CMT for Dahibari washery

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: ACB (India) Ltd, which has won the 1.6-million tons (mt) Dahibari coal washery project o... . ...Read More

• Gupta Coal opts out of Madhuban project

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Gupta Coal, which was part of a consortium that was to build and operate the Madhuban co... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mormugao fall 25.74% in Feb m-o-m

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Imports of coking coal via Mormugao Port stood at 326,362 tons during the month of Febru... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mormugao fall 13.18% in Feb m-o-m

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Imports of non-coking (steam) coal via Mormugao Port stood at 71,399 tons during the mon... . ...Read More

• Anthracite coal imports via Mormugao fall 2.27% in Feb

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Anthracite coal imports via Mormugao Port stood at 43,000 tons during the month of Febru... . ...Read More

• PCI coal imports via Mormugao Port up 16.53% in Feb m-o-m

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Imports of PCI coal via Mormugao Port stood at 89,728 tons during the month of February ... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Mormugao Port at 146,302 tons in Feb

  11 Mar 2014

  March 11: Pet coke imports via Mormugao Port stood at 146,302 tons during the month of February 20... . ...Read More

• Coal India strike to impact 40% power generation in South India

  11 Mar 2014

  The three-day strike called by the officers' association of monopoly miner Coal IndiaBSE 0.10 ... . ...Read More