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• To open coal mining sector, govt set to auction 10 mines

  13 Sep 2017

  Breaking the 41-year-old stranglehold of state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL), the government has deci... . ...Read More

• Coal India may diversify into mining metals

  13 Sep 2017

  The country’s largest miner Coal India may look at diversification of other metals like copp... . ...Read More

• Govt, steel companies to brainstorm on poor response to coal auction

  11 Sep 2017

  The government will hold deliberations with steel companies this week to examine the reasons for p... . ...Read More

• Coal prices set to lose their spark

  11 Sep 2017

  Average benchmark Newcastle 6,000kcal/kg coal prices declined 3% during the June quarter, compared... . ...Read More

• Meet to discuss coal auction issues

  11 Sep 2017

  The government will hold deliberations with steel companies this week to examine the reasons for p... . ...Read More

• Shortage of coal rakes may hit power generation in Tamil Nadu

  11 Sep 2017

  Shortage of coal rail rakes is threatening to derail power generation in Tamil Nadu.   Wi... . ...Read More

• Tension at coal terminal talks over Glencore plans

  08 Sep 2017

  Negotiations over Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal continue to heat up, according to sources, w... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto announces increased coal reserves at Kestrel

  08 Sep 2017

  Rio Tinto announced increased coal reserve estimates to the Australian Securities Exchange overnig... . ...Read More

• Shortage of coal hits JITPL power plant

  08 Sep 2017

  The 1200 MW plant of Jindal India Thermal Power Limited (JITPL), located near Talcher coalfield, i... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto climbs after 50% lift in coal reserves at Australian mine

  07 Sep 2017

  Rio Tinto shares lifted 1 per cent on Thursday morning after the company announced a 50 per cent i... . ...Read More

• Green clearance, Law & Order problems delay 89% Coal India projects

  07 Sep 2017

  As many as 89 projects of Coal India are running behind schedule due to reasons such as delay in g... . ...Read More

• Coal crunch stalls steel, power units in Odisha

  07 Sep 2017

  Non-availability of adequate railway rakes has disrupted supplies of coal to industries in Odisha.... . ...Read More

• China domestic thermal coal supply likely to remain tight amid safety checks: Citi

  06 Sep 2017

  China’s supply of spot domestic thermal coal might remain constrained in the coming months d... . ...Read More

• BHP upbeat on ore, coal price outlook

  06 Sep 2017

  BHP Billiton says prices of the nation’s two biggest exports — iron ore and coking coa... . ...Read More

• ‘Bringing coal back on track is priority for Indian Railways’

  06 Sep 2017

  The new Railways Minister Piyush Goyal, who also retains charge of the Coal Ministry, has assumed ... . ...Read More