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• Coal auctions: Govt raises Rs 4,364 crore in third round

  14 Aug 2015

  The third tranche of coal auctions that came to an end on Thursday saw the government kitty swell ... . ...Read More

• Henan Jan-Jul coal output down 11.9% on y-o-y

  14 Aug 2015

  Henan province, one major coal producer in central China, produced 71.96 million tonnes of raw coa... . ...Read More

• China coastal coal freight rates further drop

  14 Aug 2015

  Freight rates for vessels shipping coal from north China ports to the south have been falling for ... . ...Read More

• China July coal output down 3.1% on y-o-y: NBS

  14 Aug 2015

  China produced 306.66 million tonnes of coal in July, down 3.1% year on year and down 6.14% from J... . ...Read More

• China Jan-Jul coal industry FAI down 13.4%

  14 Aug 2015

  China’s fixed-asset investment (FAI) in coal mining and washing industry stood at 213 bill... . ...Read More

• Hebei H1 coal output down 17.5% on y-o-y

  14 Aug 2015

  North China’s Hebei province produced 40.33 million tonnes of raw coal in the first half of ... . ...Read More

• Japanese utilities Chubu, Tepco integrate global coal buying under new JV

  14 Aug 2015

  Two of Japan's largest electricity generators Chubu Electric and Tokyo Electric Power or Tepco... . ...Read More

• FOB Indonesia Coal swap showing no movement this past week

  14 Aug 2015

  Indonesian coal swap for delivery 4Q 2015 declined month on month and week over week, this past we... . ...Read More

• U.S. Coal production up 2.9% this week

  14 Aug 2015

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

• Goldman Sachs Sells Colombian Coal Mines to Murray Energy

  14 Aug 2015

  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sold a Colombian mining operation to Murray Energy Corp. at a steep loss,... . ...Read More

• US should reallocate money to clean coal: Cloud Peak CEO

  14 Aug 2015

  The top official at one of the Powder River Basin's producers would like to see the federal go... . ...Read More

• Ukrainian government orders more coal stocks by Oct 15 winter start

  14 Aug 2015

  The Ukrainian government has issued a resolution ordering the accumulation of more coal ahead of t... . ...Read More

• Coal India Q1 net falls 6.7% to Rs 3764cr, below estimates

  13 Aug 2015

  State-run mining major Coal India said its first-quarter revenues rose 6.5 percent year-on-year to... . ...Read More

• Coal Auction Hits Troubles, 2 Mines Go Off Bidding

  13 Aug 2015

  Coal auctions ran into legal tangles on Wednesday with the government deferring bids for one mine ... . ...Read More

• Government to sell 10 pct stake in Coal India

  13 Aug 2015

  India is aiming to sell a 10 percent stake valued at around $3.7 billion in top coal miner Coal In... . ...Read More