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• China to speed up closing small-scale coal mines to improve safety

  13 Jun 2017

  China will speed up the closure of small-scale coal mines and strengthen inspections on safer prod... . ...Read More

• BHP chairman honoured for leadership

  13 Jun 2017

  Outgoing BHP Billiton Chairman Jacques Nasser has been named a Companion of the Order of Australia... . ...Read More

• Coal India will set up 1,000 Megawatt solar power generation capacity: Piyush Goyal

  13 Jun 2017

  Power, coal, mines and renewable energy minister Piyush Goyal has announced that state-owned miner... . ...Read More

• India has enough coal without Adani mine, yet must keep importing, minister says

  13 Jun 2017

  India now has “sufficient coal capacity” to power itself without Queensland’s Ca... . ...Read More

• China May coal imports drop as Beijing cracks down on foreign shipments

  12 Jun 2017

  The world's largest coal buyer, imported 22.19 million tons of coal in May, down 10.5 percent ... . ...Read More

• Glencore makes counterbid for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets

  12 Jun 2017

  Glencore has gatecrashed a planned Chinese takeover of Rio Tinto’s Australian coal business,... . ...Read More

• Plan to unbundle CIL against govt’s goal to create mega PSUs: Experts

  12 Jun 2017

  NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya’s proposal to unbundle Coal India has evoked stro... . ...Read More

• Coal India to save Rs 800-1000 cr by closing 37 unviable underground mines

  12 Jun 2017

  Muted coal demand and eroding profitability have forced Coal India to 'production closure'... . ...Read More

• India’s Renewables Investment in 2016 = Cost Of 11 Coal-Fired Power Plants

  09 Jun 2017

  A new global report has recognised India’s effort to increase the role of renewables in its ... . ...Read More

• Capital expenditure by top global miners at record low - report

  09 Jun 2017

  Large global mining companies have cut back on investments despite a turnaround in profitability a... . ...Read More

• CIL looks to diversify operations for green push

  09 Jun 2017

  Coal India is looking to diversify its operations in the face of long-term uncertainty for coal be... . ...Read More

• Coal India to shut 37 mines this fiscal year: sources

  09 Jun 2017

  Coal India Ltd plans to shut 37 underground mines by the end of this fiscal year, two company offi... . ...Read More

• Coal India: Higher capex on non-core operations seen as a drag on cash reserves

  08 Jun 2017

  A sharp rise in planned “non-core” capital expenditure by Coal India Ltd (CIL) has lef... . ...Read More

• Coal India awaits exploration rights for Mozambique coal blocks

  07 Jun 2017

  "A request has been made to government of Mozambique for allocation of exploration rights of ... . ...Read More

• Mines auction norms: Mandatory to wash coal in pit-head

  07 Jun 2017

  Successful bidders in the upcoming mines auction will have to wash the metallurgical coal in the p... . ...Read More