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• Keniyan Kwale leaders want say in coal prospecting within county

  19 May 2015

   Kwale County leaders want full involvement in the coal prospecting being carried out in Mack... . ...Read More

• Donetsk Oblast governor supports coal supplies from Kremlin-backed separatist controlled areas

  19 May 2015

  The head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration, Oleksandr Kikhtenko believes th... . ...Read More

• South32 makes $11b debut

  19 May 2015

  HP Billiton spin-off South32 has become Australia's fourth largest miner after making a $10.9 ... . ...Read More

• Tax policy change may create coal jobs

  19 May 2015

  Last legislative session, tax writers were handed a 55-page report explaining how a change in reve... . ...Read More

• Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead pushes coal ports on NW trip

  19 May 2015

  Gov. Matt Mead is in the Northwest, pushing for access to deep-water ports that would allow shipme... . ...Read More

• Will Cost Cuts See Arch Coal (ACI) Through the Downturn?

  19 May 2015

  Arch Coal Inc.is striving to cut costs to save its bottom line in this challenging coal environmen... . ...Read More

• CoAL granted mining rights for Makhado

  19 May 2015

  South Africa’s ailing power utility, Eskom, could have a new potential coal supplier as Coal... . ...Read More

• Layoffs possible at Walter Energy coal mine in Brookwood

  19 May 2015

  Walter Energy is preparing for the possibility of layoffs. A total of 370 employees have been is... . ...Read More

• Little change seen in international coal prices

  18 May 2015

  May 18: A stable trend largely prevailed in international coal markets on May 15 even as high grad... . ...Read More

• India’s cement production up 5.61% in 2014-15

  18 May 2015

  May 18: The cement industry continued to suffer on account of sluggish demand for the material. Du... . ...Read More

• Cement cos’ Feb coal consumption drops 5.42% m-o-m

  18 May 2015

  May 18: The Indian cement sector consumed a total of 1.57 mt of coal during February, 2015, down 5... . ...Read More

• Cement firms’ Feb coal receipts down 7% m-o-m

  18 May 2015

  May 18: The Indian cement sector received 1.655 mt of coal during February, 2015, down 6.71%, from... . ...Read More

• NINL reduces LAM coke prices by Rs 350 per ton

  18 May 2015

  May 18: NINL has further cut LAM coke price on NINL plant basis to Rs 13,400 per ton, down Rs 350 ... . ...Read More

• New allocation system brings in transparency: WCL

  18 May 2015

  May 18: Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) had introduced a new system for allocation of coal to its... . ...Read More

• Inadequate volumes complaints being tackled: WCL

  18 May 2015

  May 18: Change in any system faces resistance and WCL had also faced such resistance in the introd... . ...Read More