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• Portal for small sector coal consumers unveiled

  17 Mar 2016

  The medium and small scale industries whose requirement of coal is less than 4,200 tons per annum ... . ...Read More

• India’s January cement output up 8.33% m-o-m

  17 Mar 2016

  India’s cement production in January 2016 surged to 25.88 million tons (mt), an increase of ... . ...Read More

• SAIL’s FY17 coking coal consumption seen flat

  17 Mar 2016

  The Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is expected to consume almost same the quantity of coking ... . ...Read More

• ICVL’s Benga mine to re-start operations shortly

  17 Mar 2016

  ICVL Mozambique, which had suspended production at its mine in Benga recently, is expected to re-s... . ...Read More

• Global prices ease on Cerrejon settlement reports

  17 Mar 2016

  As expected, spot prices of standard South African coal as well Australian steam coal softened on ... . ...Read More

• Clinton writes letter to Manchin about coal comments

  17 Mar 2016

  Hillary Clinton has sent Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin a letter saying she was mistaken in her recen... . ...Read More

• Glencore weighs sale of Australian coal haulage unit

  17 Mar 2016

  Glencore, the debt-laden mining and commodity trading house, is considering the sale of its coal h... . ...Read More

• Inter-village tussle halts cement production in Khrew

  17 Mar 2016

    An inter-village dispute in South Kashmir’s Khrew area has badly impacted Kashmir&r... . ...Read More

• Government to allot 16 coal mines to PSUs for commercial mining

  17 Mar 2016

  Taking forward its decision to open up the coal sector for commercial mining, the government will ... . ...Read More

• Sasan gets govt nod to raise coal production

  17 Mar 2016

  The Union coal ministry has given permission to Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Power's Sasan Ul... . ...Read More

• Peabody, the King of Coal in the US, is on the Brink of Bankruptcy

  17 Mar 2016

  The world's largest private coal company is on the verge of bankruptcy, crippled by competitio... . ...Read More

• Wall Street checks out of coal mines

  17 Mar 2016

  Under pressure from government officials and environmental advocacy groups, a growing number of to... . ...Read More

• ICVL to sell steam coal from Benga locally via EoI

  16 Mar 2016

  International Coal Ventures Ltd (ICVL), which operates the Benga mine in Mozambique, is planning t... . ...Read More

• SA coal prices ease as Cerrejon strike is averted

  16 Mar 2016

  Spot prices of standard South African steam coal (6,000 Kcal/kg NAR) softened on March 15 after un... . ...Read More

• Power index stays directionless for 3rd day running

  16 Mar 2016

  The power index remained directionless and red on Wednesday too continuing a trend seen from the b... . ...Read More