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• Nov gypsum imports via Vizag drop a sharp 49.32% m-o-m

  10 Dec 2013

  December 10: Gypsum imports through the port of Vizag in November 2013 were at 39,510 tons against... . ...Read More

• Govt prepares draft policy on surplus coal from captive mines

  10 Dec 2013

  The statement comes amid reports of sale of surplus coal by some private parties in open market ag... . ...Read More

• Punjab coal shortage dampens power surplus hype

  10 Dec 2013

  The initiative of Punjab to set up power generation units has hit a roadblock with massive shortfa... . ...Read More

• Seven coal, lignite blocks identified for coal gasification

  10 Dec 2013

  Two coal and five lignite blocks have been identified for underground coal gasification (UCG) proj... . ...Read More

• NTPC coal plants generate 672 mn units power in single day

  10 Dec 2013

  NTPC is the country's largest power producer with an installed generation capacity of 42,454 M... . ...Read More

• China coal forecast clouds anti-smog claims

  10 Dec 2013

  China's coal use will rise sharply by the end of the decade despite government plans to limit ... . ...Read More

• European Coal Use Declines 8 Percent in First Half of 2013

  10 Dec 2013

  You've probably heard a lot of noise about a coal resurgence in Europe. Earlier this year my c... . ...Read More

• Union anger at Qld coal mine closure

  10 Dec 2013

  A QUEENSLAND coal mine slated for closure after Christmas is profitable and achieved record produc... . ...Read More

• Northeast states pissed at Midwest states over coal pollution

  10 Dec 2013

  In the latest high-profile move to crush the antiquated practice of burning coal in the U.S., the ... . ...Read More

• Powder Rive Basin Coal on the Move

  10 Dec 2013

  The broad high prairie of eastern Wyoming and southern Montana was once the bottom of a shallow se... . ...Read More

• Outsourcing gathers steam at Coal India as trade unions dither

  10 Dec 2013

  The trade unions of Coal India Ltd have not decided whether they will go on strike this month a... . ...Read More

• Kenya plans tie-up with China’s Fenxi for 31 coal blocks

  10 Dec 2013

  Kenya plans to sign a concession accord this week with Fenxi Mining Industry Co. of China to devel... . ...Read More

• Mixed trend seen in international coal markets

  09 Dec 2013

  December 9: A mixed trend was visible in the international steam coal markets on December 6 as pri... . ...Read More

• Mysore Paper floats NIT for 42,000 tons of imported steam coal

  09 Dec 2013

  December 9: The Mysore Paper Mills Limited, a Government of Karnataka undertaking, has floated a n... . ...Read More

• SLC (LT) meet postponed to December 20

  09 Dec 2013

  December 9: The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has postponed without assigning any reason the proposed mee... . ...Read More