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Coal ministry rebuts 'no takers' reports on Rs 37,500 crore gasification scheme, confirms TFL, NTPC applicationsThe coal ministry has denied reports of no applications for its coal gasification incentive scheme. Talcher Fertilisers Limited and NTPC Li...
In 2009, Illinois used 38,881 tons of fly ash in highway construction; IDOT reported spending $1.75 million while reducing landfill use and cement demandIllinois highways are increasingly integrating fly ash, a byproduct of coal combustion, as a sustainable option for road construction. This...
India steps up coal supplies to power plants amid rising demand and falling stocksIn response to escalating energy demands, the government is augmenting coal supplies from both captive mines and Coal India subsidiaries. T...
In the early 1920s, Scofield, Utah, peaked above 6,000 people with 12 stores and 13 saloons; today just 26 residents are recorded in the coal townScofield, once a bustling mining hub with a vibrant community, faced a tragic setback in 1900 when a catastrophic mine explosion claimed ab...
In 1906, gold created Skidoo in Death Valley and drew 700 residents; after producing about $1.5 million, the mining town was finally abandoned in 1942In 1906, an accidental gold find near Death Valley led to the establishment of Skidoo. Miners Harry Ramsey and One-Eye Thompson stumbled up...
Coal India arm Mahanadi Coalfields files IPO papers, plans OFS of up to 66 cr sharesMahanadi Coalfields has filed its DRHP for an IPO comprising an OFS of up to 66.18 crore shares by promoter Coal India. The proposed listin...
Coal India bets ₹50,000 crore on life beyond coal; goes big on gasification, critical mineralsCoal India is investing nearly fifty thousand crore rupees in coal gasification projects. The company is also actively seeking overseas cri...
In 2019, Pennsylvania completed AMD abatement at Fran Camp Run No. 2 Mine, restoring 1.4 miles of Cooks Run. 7 years later, pH and metal impairments were finally clearedAn abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine cleanup project significantly improved Cooks Run water quality. The 2019 abatement project addressed ac...
In 1996, West Virginia's BRWA and WVWRI developed a plan to treat Swamp Run’s acid mine drainage. 28 years later, 2 projects had dramatically improved the stream’s pH with lasting gainsSwamp Run in Upshur County, West Virginia, faced decades of water quality problems caused by acid mine drainage from buried coal refuse lef...
45 Indian coal power plants have critical low fuel, government data showsForty-five Indian power plants operate with critically low coal inventories now. Monsoon rains disrupt supplies and electricity demand rise...
In 1959, 5,000 people lived on Japanese 'battleship island'. Then it was abandoned almost overnight. The UNESCO site that inspired James Bond's Skyfall’s villain lairJapan’s Hashima Island, or Gunkanjima, was once a bustling coal-mining community with more than 5,000 residents and one of the world’s high...
- Tata Power loses challenge to $490 million arbitration award
Tata Power's challenge to a $490 million arbitration award was rejected by Singapore's court. The court upheld damages awarded to Kleros Ca...
New mines law seeks to bring tax uniformityA new Mines and Minerals Act, 2026, aims to standardize mining taxation across India. This legislation seeks to bring uniformity and predic...
Tata Steel gets interim relief in Rs 1,755 crore Jharkhand coal mining demand caseTata Steel received interim relief from a Rs 1,755 crore demand by Jharkhand. The Ministry of Coal's Revisional Authority will consider the...
SC issues notice on plea to enforce community forest rights near PEKB coal block in ChhattisgarhThe Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and Chhattisgarh government. A plea challenges the cancellation of community forest ...
Once home to hundreds, Kentucky town was abandoned in 1962. Decades later, its residents' voices still echo from 'ghost' buildingsBlue Heron, Kentucky, once a bustling coal mining town, now stands as a silent monument. The Stearns Coal and Lumber Company operated mines...
Power sector stocks: Rising demand, uneven risk; best owned as a basket. 10 power stocks with upside potential of up to 28%For years, owning power meant betting on a slow, steady rise in demand as the economy grew. That story has suddenly changed. The machines b...