Brazilian miner MPX Energia SA to mine 1... coal Rio de Janeiro, March 17 (IANS/EFE) Brazilian miner MPX Energia SA, controlled by billionaire Eike Batista, has announced that it will start production in 2012 at four Colombian areas estimated to hold 1.74 billion tonnes of coal. MPX said in a press release Tuesday that exploratory drilling through...

Coal mining begun in 6 out of 22 coal bl... Raipur, March 10 (Coal Geology) As many as 22 coal blocks have been allotted to private companies in mineral-rich Chhattisgarh in the last 10 years. An investigation of the relationship between raw coal characteristics and effluent quality of Kedla and Rajrappa Washeries, Jharkhand, India [An article...

Increase in coal and crude oil productio... Black, Bright, Banded, occasional boney lamination There is good news on India’s energy front, with the Economic Survey recording an increase in the coal and crude production, coming down of power peak deficit, and a slowdown in the demand for power. As per the Economic Survey 2009-10 tabled in...

TECO Energy announces extension of early... TAMPA, March 4 (Press Release): As previously announced, TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: TE) (“TECO Energy”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, TECO Finance, Inc. (“TECO Finance” and together with TECO Energy, the “Issuers”), have made three separate cash tender offers for up to $300 million aggregate...