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• Coal handling at New Mangalore Port falls 50.25% in Jan m-o-m

  27 Feb 2014

  February 27: Coal handling at New Mangalore Port stood at 488,410 tons during January 2014, down 5... . ...Read More

• India to auction three coal blocks; first since Coalgate

  27 Feb 2014

  India has invited bids for three coal blocks containing reserves of about 499.4 million tonnes, th... . ...Read More

• Compat stays Rs 1,773-crore penalty on Coal India

  27 Feb 2014

  The Competition Appellate Tribunal (Compat) today stayed the penalty of Rs 1,773 crore slapped on ... . ...Read More

• Coal India board to discuss PPP model this week

  27 Feb 2014

  The board of state-owned Coal India Ltd is likely to meet on Friday to deliberate on the concessio... . ...Read More

• Centre turns down plea to reconsider decision on 2 blocks

  27 Feb 2014

  The Ministry of Coal has turned down the state government’s request for reconsideration of i... . ...Read More

• CBI may recommend closure of PEs into missing coal files

  27 Feb 2014

  CBI is likely to inform the Supreme Court that it has received almost all the files related to the... . ...Read More

• Mechel Seeks $1 Billion for Coal Stake From Asia Bid to Cut Debt

  27 Feb 2014

  OAO Mechel (MTL), among the most indebted Russian companies, plans to sell a stake in its Elga coa... . ...Read More

• Norway Wealth Fund Ban Proves No Hurdle for Arctic Coal Mining

  27 Feb 2014

  As lawmakers in Oslo debate whether to ban their $840 billion sovereign wealth fund from investing... . ...Read More

• RPT-West Virginia senator pushes coal bill as counterweight to EPA

  27 Feb 2014

  As the Obama administration readies rules to force all U.S. power plants to lower the rate at whic... . ...Read More

• 35 million gallons of coal ash spilled into Dan River

  27 Feb 2014

  As much as 35 million gallons of coal ash and arsenic-contaminated water spilled into North Caroli... . ...Read More

• Kyrgyzstan Coal Wars Stymie Critical Industry

  27 Feb 2014

  Kara-Keche, a sprawling deposit containing about 430 million tons of coal in mountainous Naryn Pro... . ...Read More

• Australia Coal Port Expansion Mandate Lapsed, Lend Lease Says

  27 Feb 2014

  Lend Lease Group, Australia’s biggest listed property developer, won’t take part in a ... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven narrows losses, enhances resilience to coal price volatility

  27 Feb 2014

  ASX-listed Whitehaven Coal narrowed its net loss for the six months ended December 31, by 76% to $... . ...Read More

• Anglo American to cut jobs at Australian thermal coal mine

  27 Feb 2014

  Global miner Anglo American said it will likely cut some jobs at its Drayton thermal coal mine in ... . ...Read More

• Mixed trend in international coal markets

  26 Feb 2014

  February 26: A mixed trend was marked in international coal markets on February 25 with prices mov... . ...Read More