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Thermal Power Plants Allowed to Use Coal with High Ash Content

The environment ministry has decided that it will no longer regulate the ash-content of coal used by thermal power plants.

Coal Mine

CCL First off with Coal Infra Projects Worth Rs 1,200 Crore

Central Coalfields Ltd became the first miner to bid for a rs 1.2 crore project just days after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a rs 50,000 invest…

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In U.S. Shale Bust, Frack-Sand Miners are the New Coal Companies

Three years ago, companies selling hydraulic fracturing sand to oil producers boomed, opening multimillion-dollar mines.

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Poland Closed Coal Mines Due to Covid - 19

Poland's largest thermal coal producer Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) has stopped output from three of its mines.

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Australian-Owned Western Kentucky Coal Mine Going to Auction in June

The Australian company that owns a western Kentucky coal mine will auction off the project next month. The mine is operating under bankruptcy protection with a …

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CSX’s Coal Freight To See 20% Decline In 2020?

There are several factors behind the revenue decline: There has been an overall shift to natural gas to meet the energy demand, as it is a cleaner form of energ…

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Aussie Bank Westpac to Gradually Shift Away from Coal Financing by 2030

Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp plans to promote the transition to climate-friendly solutions and reduce support to thermal coal projects to bring its financi…

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Coal India April Shipments Fall 25.5% as Lockdown Erodes Demand

​Coal India Ltd.’s shipments in April slumped 25.5% from a year earlier after more than a month-long nationwide lockdown halted economic activity, eroding dem…

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NLCIL Launches Coal Mining Operations in Odisha

NLC India Limited has commenced operations to mine coal at Talabira mines in Odisha.

Coal Production

NLC India Begins Coal Production in Odisha

"NLC India Ltd's Talabira-II and III Opencast Coal Mine in Odisha having normative capacity of 20MTPA commenced coal production on Sunday," the Tamil Nadu-based…

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Coal Producers Announce Layoffs, Market Dismal

The Powder River Basin's coal workforce shrunk by about 6% Thursday with the layoff of 300 workers from three mines.

Thermal Coal

Sweden Exits Coal Two Years Early

The Nordic nation is now the third European country to have waved goodbye to coal for power generation. Another 11 European states have made plans to follow sui…

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Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of Coal

Coal mines across the country have begun to close, lay off workers and reduce production.

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Russia's Mechel Sells Main Coal Mine Project to Reduce Debt

Russian steel and coal producer Mechel said on Wednesday it had sold its stake in Russia's Elga coal mine to a local businessman to reduce debt.

Thermal Coal

Covid-19 Measures Reduce BHP Thermal coal Output

Mining firm BHP’s thermal coal output declined 14% to 5.8m tonnes in the January-March, as measures to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with w…