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• HC calls Coal India’s reason for cancelling e-auction of coal ‘absurd’

  27 May 2015

  Citing lack of requisite permissions to operate the two mines in Chhatisgarh even after a month of... . ...Read More

• House committee suggests scientific mining of coal

  27 May 2015

  The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has expressed the view that coal mining needs... . ...Read More

• Chinese Firm Wins Contract to Explore Coal in East Kenya

  27 May 2015

  Kenya has awarded a consortium led by a Chinese firm a concession deal to develop two coal blocks ... . ...Read More

• Atlantic Coal unveils 37% increase in reserve at Stockton

  27 May 2015

  A new reserve estimate for the Stockton mine in Pennsylvania has increased the amount of coal avai... . ...Read More

• MGen, partners seek syndicated bank loan for two coal projects in the Philippines

  27 May 2015

  MERALCO PowerGen Corp. (MGen) and its partners plan to raise close to P100 billion to fund two pow... . ...Read More

• China April coal imports from Australia fall 17.7 per cent on year

  27 May 2015

  China imported 6.60 million tonnes of coal from top supplier Australia in April, down 17.7 per cen... . ...Read More

• US coal shares tumble to record lows after job cuts, restructuring speculation

  27 May 2015

  US coal stocks were among the biggest losers in New York on Tuesday after the protracted slump in ... . ...Read More

• Duke to Build Energy-Storage System at Shuttered Ohio Coal Plant

  27 May 2015

  Duke Energy Corp., the largest U.S. utility owner by market value, agreed to build a battery-based... . ...Read More

• Market conditions keeping Alliance from bringing 5 million st of coal online: CEO

  27 May 2015

  Poor market conditions are preventing Alliance Resource Partners from bringing online nearly 5 mil... . ...Read More

• Arch Coal shares tumble following report of restructuring talks

  27 May 2015

  Arch Coal shares tumbled 12 percent Tuesday after reports that the Creve Coeur-based miner was mee... . ...Read More

• South Carolina State Ports Authority to share in cost of Charleston coal tipple cleanup

  27 May 2015

  The State Ports Authority will spend up to $400,000 on environmental cleanup costs at a former coa... . ...Read More

• EIA on Clean Power Plan: Coal Down, Renewables Up, Bills Stable

  27 May 2015

  A quarter of the nation’s electricity would still come from coal in 2030, so it’s hard... . ...Read More

• Carbon tax was misjudged and made coal uneconomic

  27 May 2015

  The shock announcement of the early closure of one of Britain's biggest power stations, at Fer... . ...Read More

• Happy with the way mines were auctioned, says Coal Secretary Anil Swarup

  26 May 2015

  The coal ministry is pleased with the way the auction of mines has been conducted, but is trying t... . ...Read More

• Will import up to 10 MT coal in FY16: MMTC CMD

  26 May 2015

  MMTC delivered a poor set of earnings in Q4, hit by EBITDA loss. The state-run company reported 16... . ...Read More