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• BDI weighed down by cape

  14 Oct 2015

  The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has come back down again this week. The BDI is a benchmark index used t... . ...Read More

• Nigeria can generate 45,000 MW from coal – Senator Gobir

  14 Oct 2015

  A member of the National Assembly, Ibrahim Gobir (APC Sokoto East), on Sunday in Abuja said the na... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal output up 1.2% to 17.7 mmst

  14 Oct 2015

  United States the world’s second largest coal producer has produced approximately totaled an... . ...Read More

• Bangladesh coal power plant to be commissioned in 2019

  14 Oct 2015

  Officials implementing a 1,320MW coal-based power plant near Patuakhali’s Payra maritime p... . ...Read More

• Thar coal power project should be completed quickly, says Sindh CM Qaim

  14 Oct 2015

  Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has instructed the Thar Coal Energy Board to remove the ba... . ...Read More

• CFR South China Coal swaps gain w-o-w; slightly down m-o-m

  14 Oct 2015

  API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery down just US cents 3 (0.06 %) per ton ... . ...Read More

• India seen driving next wave of coal M&A in Australia

  14 Oct 2015

  India's quest to lock in sources of supply of metallurgical coal is set to drive a new wave of... . ...Read More

• Project IIIT now eyes coal purse

  14 Oct 2015

  Jharkhand needs some fresh fuel of financial support to kick-start its ambitious IIIT project in R... . ...Read More

• Indian power plant coal stocks fall to new over 6-month low: CEA

  14 Oct 2015

  Combined stocks of thermal coal at 100 Indian power plants were at 25.52 million mt Tuesday, more ... . ...Read More

• Tamil Nadu Accepts Report, Nixes Coal-bed Methane Project

  14 Oct 2015

  In a significant development that would bring cheer to farmers in the delta region, the State gove... . ...Read More

• Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal to inaugurate 2 Western Coalfields Ltd coal mines by month-end

  14 Oct 2015

  Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal will inaugurate by month-end two mines of Western Coalfields ... . ...Read More

• 57 coal-based power units identified for upgrade

  14 Oct 2015

  The Central Electricity Authority has identified 57 coal-based power units — belonging to bo... . ...Read More

• Capesize: viability of anticipated spike in rates put under scanner

  09 Oct 2015

  Cape Depressives start of the fourth quarter, with c3 approaching USD 12 pmt and c5 presently in ... . ...Read More

• Aspire’s strategy in a weak metallurgical coal market

  09 Oct 2015

  Aspire Mining Ltd has positioned itself as a Mongolian focused metallurgical coal explorer buildin... . ...Read More

• South African Coal strike may end soon

  09 Oct 2015

  South Africa's coal miners may end a strike after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) said... . ...Read More