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• Coal India Q1 PAT may dip 20.5% to Rs 2161.6 cr: ICICI

  17 Jul 2017

    ICICI has come out with its first quarter (April-June) earnings estimates for the Metals ... . ...Read More

• China June coal output rises as summer power demand heats up

  17 Jul 2017

  China's coal production rose 10.6 percent to 308 million tons in June from a year ago, data sh... . ...Read More

• 5th round of captive coal block auctions deferred indefinitely

  14 Jul 2017

  The coal ministry has deferred indefinitely the fifth round of captive coal block auctions citing ... . ...Read More

• Steel companies to witness sequential drop in Q1 numbers on costly coal inventories: Report

  14 Jul 2017

  Steel companies will witness a sequential decline in first quarter earnings on use of high cost co... . ...Read More

• Indian coal demand to remain tepid: India-Ratings

  14 Jul 2017

  India Ratings expects domestic coal consumption growth in India to remain tepid on account of subd... . ...Read More

• UK May thermal coal imports drop to four month low

  13 Jul 2017

  UK imports of thermal coal fell to 239,663 mt in May, down 34% from April to a four month low, the... . ...Read More

• Chinese demand helps boost demand for Queensland coking coal

  13 Jul 2017

  Queensland’s dominant commodity, coking coal, is back in demand again with its price spiking... . ...Read More

• Essar Power explores cheaper coal import options

  13 Jul 2017

  Even as Essar Power seeks tariff hike to revive its 1200 MW imported coal-based power plant at Sal... . ...Read More

• Coal to account for over two-third of commercial energy output in 2022

  13 Jul 2017

  Prospects for coal-generated electricity are receding globally, yet India remains one of the last ... . ...Read More

• Rio Tinto in search of the next Escondida mine in Chile

  12 Jul 2017

    Mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LON:RIO) has applied for exploration permits in Chile’... . ...Read More

• Electricity investment overtakes oil, gas for first time ever in 2016: IEA

  12 Jul 2017

  Investments in electricity surpassed those in oil and gas for the first time ever in 2016 on a spe... . ...Read More

• Energy economics group says export market for Australian coal will decline

  12 Jul 2017

  As Australia mulls the building of its biggest-ever export thermal coal mine, its biggest foreign ... . ...Read More

• Coal plan sparks ire as Myanmar struggles to keep lights on

  12 Jul 2017

  Opposition to a planned $3 billion coal-fired power plant in eastern Myanmar is highlighting the c... . ...Read More

• Sagging demand in China, India to likely weigh on thermal coal prices

  11 Jul 2017

  Weakening demand at major consumers India, China and South Korea is likely to weigh down thermal c... . ...Read More

• China renews commitment to less coal, more natural gas

  11 Jul 2017

  China has renewed an ambitious commitment to displacing coal with natural gas-fired energy, plotti... . ...Read More