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• China Releases Administrative Measures on the Collection of Coal Resource Tax

  14 Jul 2015

  The State Administration of Taxation (SAT) released the “Administrative Measures on the Coll... . ...Read More

• US coal trading volumes totalled 11.1 mil st in June, up 53.8% from May: CME

  14 Jul 2015

  US coal futures trading volumes totaled roughly 11.1 million st in June, up 53.8% from the previou... . ...Read More

• Coal was king in the US and is still so worldwide

  14 Jul 2015

  Ten years ago, US utility industry experts would not have expected coal to rank second to natural ... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal Bond Prices Fall 1.8% (ACI)

  14 Jul 2015

  An issue of Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) bonds fell 1.8% against their face value during trading on Monday... . ...Read More

• FOB Newcastle Coal swaps maintain overall negative tone this past week

  14 Jul 2015

  API 5 FOB Newcastle Coal swap for Q3’ 2015 delivery down $ 0.89 per MT (-1.95%) month over m... . ...Read More

• South Africa makes second run at Botswana coal

  14 Jul 2015

  A SECOND attempt is underway to develop the Mmamantswe coal project in south-eastern Botswana to s... . ...Read More

• Challenges for South African power sector

  14 Jul 2015

  South Africa’s power market faces significant challenges in the short-to-medium term, accord... . ...Read More

• Good time to shop for SA coal

  14 Jul 2015

  Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, the former CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa, is making short work of ... . ...Read More

• IMF calls on Mozambique to settle policy

  14 Jul 2015

  THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says growing investment in Mozambique’s coal and natur... . ...Read More

• Cleaning up the coal-fired power market

  14 Jul 2015

  Coal, oil and gas are the main fuels that are burnt to extract thermal energy, and power plants us... . ...Read More

• Coal India to incentivise underground mining

  13 Jul 2015

  Coal India plans to incentivise underground mining and consider reopening six such closed mines as... . ...Read More

• Mumbai Port gets more time to clean up its act on coal

  13 Jul 2015

  No government agency wants to accept responsibility for the 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of coal that ha... . ...Read More

• HC says JSPL can buy coal from scrapped Gare Palma blocks

  13 Jul 2015

  The Delhi High Court directed Coal India to sell coal mined from Gare Palma IV/2 and 3 blocks in C... . ...Read More

• Haryana awaits hand over of coal block in Jharkhand

  13 Jul 2015

  Five months on, Haryana is still waiting to get the possession of coal block allotted to the state... . ...Read More

• Coal India’s road to a billion tonnes

  13 Jul 2015

  A billion tonnes in the next five years is the target that Coal India Ltd (CIL) is working towards... . ...Read More