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• Phase three of coal mines auction with JSPL, Hindalco, Vedanta to begin tomorrow

  11 Aug 2015

  Third leg of coal mines auction will kick-off tomorrow with firms like JSPL, Hindalco, Vedanta and... . ...Read More

• Coal India, GAIL, two other PSUs to form joint venture for reviving Talcher urea plant

  11 Aug 2015

  State-owned Coal India, gas utility GAILBSE -0.62 % and fertiliser majors RCF and FCIL will form a... . ...Read More

• Apply for coal mine for power plant in Telangana: Govt to NTPC

  11 Aug 2015

  The government has asked state-run NTPC to apply for coal block for its proposed 4,000 MW thermal ... . ...Read More

• Captive Power Producers oppose Coal ministry move to scrap fuel linkages

  11 Aug 2015

  Captive power producers (CPPs) have opposed the proposal of Coal ministry to do away with coal lin... . ...Read More

• Just as global banks desert coal, can India ramp up the sector without foreign investment?

  11 Aug 2015

  It is not unusual for observers and leaders of an industry to feel nervous in India when their sec... . ...Read More

• No breaks for coal miners from China, India imports

  11 Aug 2015

  It seems coal miners and traders just can't catch a break, with a rebound in China's impor... . ...Read More

• 2016 CFR South China Coal swaps closed slightly higher than 4Q 2015 closing prices

  11 Aug 2015

  API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined just US cents 10 (0.20%) per ... . ...Read More

• Top 5 Chinese power cos suffer 80% H1 loss in coal business

  11 Aug 2015

  The top five Chinese power companies posted an 80% deficit in their coal business in the first hal... . ...Read More

• US coal futures trade but physical deals shut out Monday

  11 Aug 2015

  The US over-the-counter thermal coal market was mixed Monday, as no physical trades were heard but... . ...Read More

• PRB states face hardest route to CPP compliance

  11 Aug 2015

  Coal-reliant states in the Midwest and Rocky Mountains appear to have the most difficult road to c... . ...Read More

• UK thermal coal import volumes continue to fall, June at fresh low

  11 Aug 2015

  Imports of thermal coal into the UK continued to slump to fresh lows in the first half of 2015, wi... . ...Read More

• Poland: a key player in the European coal market

  11 Aug 2015

  Mining will see small a growth in the coming years, but the forecasted growth BMI predicts points ... . ...Read More

• An outlook on Botswana’s mining sector

  11 Aug 2015

  BMI Research’s forecast for Botswana’s mining sector through to 2019 has indicated the... . ...Read More

• One-third of coal blocks up for auction in wildlife habitats

  10 Aug 2015

  The latest survey conducted using Global Information System (GIS) by Greenpeace India shows that o... . ...Read More

• Government to Offer 6 Coal Bed Methane Blocks in Auction: Report

  10 Aug 2015

  Government is likely to offer six coal bed methane (CBM) blocks, all in Gujarat, under the fifth r... . ...Read More