India firms ramp up search for S.Africa coal mines (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
* India end-users rush to buy S.Africa coal mines
Larsen May Seek Coal Mines Overseas to Underpin Power Expansion (Bloomberg)
March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India’s largest engineering company, may seek to buy overseas coal mines to help secure supplies for its expansion into power generation.
RPT-India firms ramp up search for S.Africa coal mines (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
(Repeats story issued late on Monday)
India gets big response at global mining meet (New Kerala)
Toronto, March 10 : India has drawn a huge response at the world's biggest mining conference here, with Ontario province signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with New Delhi to exploit India's mineral wealth.
India Is Seeking Coal Deals in Australia, ANZ Says (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Indian companies are stepping up interest to secure coal resources in Indonesia and Australia to meet the power needs of the world’s second-most populous country, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. said.
Manganese Ore to Join India’s Steel-Dominated Asset Sell-Off (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- India plans to sell about 10 percent of Manganese Ore (India) Ltd. , the nation’s largest producer, as steel-related companies drive the government’s record sale of state assets.
Essar seen interested in building Indonesia refinery (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
JAKARTA, March 10 (Reuters) - India's Essar Oil Ltd has shown interest in building a new oil refinery in Indonesia with capacity of around 300,000 barrels per day (bpd), an Indonesian mines and energy ministry official said on Wednesday.
India Mining Report Q1 2010 - New Market Report Published (OfficialWire)
As India's economy continues to grow, its electricity demands are expanding and consequently the country continues to look for ways to satisfy its energy requirements.
India Power Companies’ Coal Imports May Fall Short of Target (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Indian power companies’ coal imports may fall short of a 47 million metric-ton target in the year ending March 2011, according to a report by a shipbroker.
India NTPC sees coal imports rising as demand spurts (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
By Ruchira Singh
