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• 50% of reclaimed coal mine area of Coal India is ‘barren’

  13 Jul 2015

  Around half of the 211 sq kms that the country’s biggest coal mining company, Coal India, cl... . ...Read More

• Belarus to assist Indian coal miners

  13 Jul 2015

  Belarus is ready to assist Indian companies in the mechanisation of coal mines to increase oil pro... . ...Read More

• US coal train loadings fall to year-low totals: Surface Transportation Board filings

  13 Jul 2015

  Coal train loading volumes on the four major US railroads fell week over week to year-low totals, ... . ...Read More

• China coal imports plunge 37.5pc as economy struggles

  13 Jul 2015

  China's coal imports declined 37.5 per cent over the first six months of the year, in apparent... . ...Read More

• 108 km road to be built for coal in Indonesia

  13 Jul 2015

  Jambi Governor Hasan Basri Agus said on Sunday that mining company PT Sinar Anugerah Sukses (SAS) ... . ...Read More

• The dry bulk market closed on a positive note past week

  13 Jul 2015

  Despite Greece crisis and turmoil in the stock market across the world , the freight market overal... . ...Read More

• Coal industry suffers as demand falls short of supply

  13 Jul 2015

  2015 is fast becoming a big year for both the global oil and coal industries. Up until mid-last ye... . ...Read More

• Delhi goverment asks for coal block to set up power plant

  10 Jul 2015

  To keep the power tariff low in Delhi, AAP government is working on getting coal block to set up p... . ...Read More

• Sensex trading up 82 points; Vedanta, Coal India top gainers

  10 Jul 2015

  Indian benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty moved up as global stocks moved on recovery in C... . ...Read More

• U.S produced 14.1 mmst week over week- EIA

  10 Jul 2015

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

• Coal Production Using Mountaintop Removal Mining in The US Decreases by 62% Since 2008

  10 Jul 2015

  coal production from mines with mountaintop removal (MTR) permits has declined since 2008, more th... . ...Read More

• US considers changes to government coal program

  10 Jul 2015

  Federal officials on Thursday announced a series of public meetings this summer on the U.S. govern... . ...Read More

• Hume Coal announces plans to build Southern Highlands mine in New South Wales

  10 Jul 2015

  Hume Coal has announced plans to build an underground coal mine in the New South Wales Southern Hi... . ...Read More

• Thermal coal-European prices dip on weak demand

  10 Jul 2015

  European thermal coal prices eased on Wednesday, plagued by weak demand and large stocks. Europe... . ...Read More

• Ukraine cuts coal output by 52.2% in H1

  10 Jul 2015

  Ukrainian coal mining enterprises in January-June 2015 reduced production of raw coal by 52.2%, or... . ...Read More