Coal news and updates

Updated daily

• SA coal prices continue to rise

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: The spot price of South African steam coal continued to rise on December 12 sixth day... . ...Read More

• Traders sell Italian origin nut coke to ferro alloy maker

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: A Kolkata-based trader on December 11 sealed a deal to sell a small quantity of 4000 ... . ...Read More

• DPL floats spot tender for imported coking coal

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: The Durgapur Projects Ltd, a leading merchant coke maker with headquarters in Kolkata... . ...Read More

• MMTC floats NIT to sell Met coke

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: MMTC Limited, a Government of India enterprise, has floated a notice inviting tender ... . ...Read More

• Only five of the allotted 40 captive blocks to power sector in production

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: Only around 10% of the total captive coal blocks allocated to power sector companies ... . ...Read More

• CIL expects to earn extra Rs 2119 crore due to price revision in May

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: The Coal India Ltd (CIL) is expected to earn an extra revenue of about Rs 2119 crore ... . ...Read More

• KIOCL to offer its blast furnace for conversion

  13 Dec 2013

  December 12: KIOCL Ltd has decided to offer is 350 cubic meter capacity blast furnace facility at ... . ...Read More

• Vizag port to upgrade its iron ore handling capacity on DBFOT basis

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: The Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, has accorded approval upgradation of e... . ...Read More

• Indian ports have sufficient capacity: Minister

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: Indian ports have sufficient capacity to match the demand, Shipping Minister G K Vasa... . ...Read More

• CIL unions urge govt to announce withdrawal of divestment

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: Even as the government gives out broad hints at dropping the disinvestment proposal f... . ...Read More

• Work at MCL mine normal: union

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: Days after a violent protest plagued mining operations at Talcher field of Mahanadi C... . ...Read More

• IIP falls 1.8% in Oct

  13 Dec 2013

  December 13: India's index, industrial production (IIP) fell by 1.8% in October 2013 after gro... . ...Read More

• Govt shelves Coal India stake sale

  13 Dec 2013

    Faced with strong opposition from workers’ unions, the Centre has decided to shelve... . ...Read More

• CIL production growth likely at 5% in FY14

  13 Dec 2013

  The world’s largest coal miner, Kolkata-based Coal India Ltd (CIL), is likely to see its pro... . ...Read More

• 22 workers trapped underground in coal mine after gas explosion in western China

  13 Dec 2013

  A gas explosion has trapped 22 workers underground in a coal mine in western China. A government... . ...Read More