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• South32 to pay $200 mln for Peabody Australia coal mine

  03 Nov 2016

  Australia's South32 said on Thursday it will pay $200 million to acquire Peabody Energy's ... . ...Read More

• Chinese Government Intervention Could Kill The Coal Rally

  03 Nov 2016

  Coal has gone from black sheep to red hot over the last month. With soaring prices prompting a sud... . ...Read More

• After a year of surplus, coal stocks start to show signs of scarcity

  03 Nov 2016

  The Central Electricity Authority has officially marked five power stations where coal stocks ha... . ...Read More

• Coal, iron ore price surge to result in $12bn budget windfall

  03 Nov 2016

  Australian government budgets are facing a potential $12 billion windfall this financial year as &... . ...Read More

• Chinese companies invest in coal thermal power in Brazil

  02 Nov 2016

  The company SEPCO I Electric Power Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of the Power China group... . ...Read More

• Hyderabad-based firm to map solar energy potential

  02 Nov 2016

  The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) last week chose a Hyderabad-based company for ae... . ...Read More

• US challenges China’s imports of North Korean coal amid UN sanctions

  02 Nov 2016

  China’s imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior US official s... . ...Read More

• 15 dead, several trapped in coal mining explosion in western China

  02 Nov 2016

  Rescuers in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing were still trying to locate Tuesday 18 miss... . ...Read More

• Coal country West Virginia feels forgotten by politics

  02 Nov 2016

  Delbarton is typical of many towns in West Virginia, built on coal and suffering as the industry s... . ...Read More

• Glencore to restart Australia coal mine as prices surge

  02 Nov 2016

  Glencore said on Tuesday it would restart a coking coal mine in southeastern Australia that was ... . ...Read More

• Rooftop revolution: Ups and downs of off-grid electricity

  01 Nov 2016

  “It was a move on our part to downsize and to become more self-sufficient,” Gargan exp... . ...Read More

• Giant Cement deal brings sixth Latin America market player to U.S.

  01 Nov 2016

  Elementia is set for an early-November closing on a 55 percent stake in Giant Cement Holding Inc. ... . ...Read More

• Coal sector responded well to prevent corruption: CVC

  01 Nov 2016

  Coal sector has improved its system to curb corruption by introducing GPS-enable trucks to carry c... . ...Read More

• Deadly Gas Explosion Strikes China Coal Mine

  01 Nov 2016

  A gas explosion at a coal mine in southwestern China killed at least 15 people and left 18 others ... . ...Read More

• Coal price fever chills power plants

  01 Nov 2016

  North China has been caught by sudden cold snap with temperatures already sub-zero, but local powe... . ...Read More