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• Poland fights for coal, but Russia may benefit

  14 May 2015

  When he was Poland’s prime minister, European Council President Donald Tusk called coal &ldq... . ...Read More

• Most US coal-fired plants retiring this year — study

  14 May 2015

  Over 12,000 megawatts (MW) of U.S. coal-fired generation is slated to retire this year, as utiliti... . ...Read More

• Wescoal: The most undervalued coal company in the world?

  14 May 2015

  A boardroom tussle between a consortium of black economic empowerment (BEE) shareholders and the c... . ...Read More

• US weekly coal carloads hit lowest volumes in 119 weeks: AAR

  14 May 2015

  US railroads originated a year-low volume of coal carloads for the week ended May 9 and the lowest... . ...Read More

• CoAL puts deferred payment agreement to bed

  14 May 2015

  Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) shares went up by as much as 17% on Tuesday after it released a SENS... . ...Read More

• PMO asks Coal Ministry to speed up 3rd round of mines auction

  13 May 2015

  Amid delays, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the Coal Ministry to expedite the pro... . ...Read More

• Significant achievements of the Ministry of Coal since the NDA government assumed office

  13 May 2015

  1. Quality and Third Party Sampling - Recent decisions To address the issues of dispute between ... . ...Read More

• Coal scam: SC to hear SLP against HC order on May 15, says CBI

  13 May 2015

  CBI today told a special court that their appeal against the Delhi High Court order quashing charg... . ...Read More

• Polish coal miner Kompania Weglowa in talks with investors

  13 May 2015

  Poland's Kompania Weglowa is in talks with investors about their potential capital involvement... . ...Read More

• Lawmakers Pushing to Bring More Coal Jobs to Illinois

  13 May 2015

   Downstate lawmakers are revving up their push to bring more coal jobs to Illinois. They'... . ...Read More

• Natural gas generation poised to nearly equal coal in April, May: US EIA

  13 May 2015

  Generating power with natural gas will come close to equaling generation from coal in April and Ma... . ...Read More

• Plan to use western coal at plant puts utility, customer group at odds

  13 May 2015

  A plan to expand the coal storage area and add equipment at the state's newest coal-fired powe... . ...Read More

• Met Coal Prices and Supply Glut Hamper Walter Energy in 1Q15

  13 May 2015

  Production and shipments Walter Energy, Inc. (WLT) produced 2.0 million tons of met coal through... . ...Read More

• UK Q1 thermal coal imports drop 18% year on year to 8.2 million mt

  13 May 2015

  The UK imported 8.2 million mt of thermal coal in the first quarter, an 18% drop on the year, acco... . ...Read More

• Murray subsidiary temporarily idles Century thermal coal mine in Ohio

  13 May 2015

  A Murray Energy subsidiary said Tuesday it is temporarily idling, effective immediately, its Centu... . ...Read More