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• India’s Coal Industry: The Single Biggest Source of Energy

  18 May 2015

  A total of 1,199 new coal-based thermal power plants with a total installed capacity of more than ... . ...Read More

• Japanese Mitsui eyes coal gasification projects in Indonesia

  18 May 2015

  Japan-based diversified company Mitsui & Co. Ltd. plans to expand its investment in Indonesia&... . ...Read More

• Kenya Scales Up Search for Coal Deposits in Kwale and Kilifi

  18 May 2015

  The Kenya government has scaled up search for coal in the Coastal counties of Kwale, Taita Taveta ... . ...Read More

• Aussie Industry Minister Macfarlane says govt has "done all we can" on coal seam gas

  18 May 2015

  Coal seam gas (CSG) has been the subject of "an unnecessary scare campaign" that has mis... . ...Read More

• Coal industry a poor performer: IEEFA

  18 May 2015

  The global coal industry is in continual decline and prudent investors should steer clear of coal ... . ...Read More

• Coal industry reaches bottom of price cycle with some signs of recovery says Queensland economist

  18 May 2015

  The chief economist of Queensland's Department of Natural Resources and Mines says there are s... . ...Read More

• Coal industry in a tough place

  18 May 2015

  After working in the resources industry for over 20 years, Yancoal boss Reinhold Schmidt acknowled... . ...Read More

• After Duke guilty verdict, fears and questions linger about coal ash

  18 May 2015

  Duke Energy may have been hauled into federal court and smacked with a $102-million penalty for po... . ...Read More

• Unsold coal mines from first two auctions to go under the hammer soon

  15 May 2015

  The government plans to soon auction about 11 coal mines which could not be sold in the first two ... . ...Read More

• Coalgate: Essar Group was in Touch With Former Finance Minister Over Coal Block Allocations, NGO Alleges in Court

  15 May 2015

  The Essar Group was allegedly in touch with the then Finance Minister over the issue of Group of M... . ...Read More

• Probe Ranjit Sinha’s meetings with coal scam accused, rules Supreme Court

  15 May 2015

  Holding him lacking in “ethical rectitude”, the Supreme Court Thursday said former CBI... . ...Read More

• Singareni Coal Collieries enjoy over 10,000 million tonne of proven coal reserves

  15 May 2015

  In a setback to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led state government, the Centre has turned do... . ...Read More

• Court slaps additional charge on JIPL in coal blocks allocation scam case

  15 May 2015

  A special court today framed a "separate charge" for the alleged offence of cheating aga... . ...Read More

• China’s on track for the biggest reduction in coal use ever recorded

  15 May 2015

  China is cutting down on its coal habit. In the first four months of 2015, the country consumed al... . ...Read More

• Anglo insists new Drayton South mine plan shows coal can co-exist

  15 May 2015

  Global miner Anglo American says its latest plan for the controversial Drayton South coal mine in ... . ...Read More