With a view to improve power supplies ahead of Diwali, state-run Coal India has increased despatches of the dry fuel to power utilities by 28 per cent from October 10. The country's largest coal miner in a statement today said that on an average, 0...

Copper prices moved up by Rs 2 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today due to increased industrial demand amid a firming trend at the London Metal Exchange. Traders said increased industrial demand and reports of a rising trend in overseas...

Both the precious metals, gold and silver, extended gains for the second straight session today on sustained buying by stockists for the ongoing festive season amid rising global trend. While gold added Rs 195 to Rs 27,115 per 10 grams, silver gained R...

Both the precious metals, gold and silver, fell on the bullion market today on profit-selling by stockists, amid a weak trend in overseas markets. While gold dropped by Rs 250 to Rs 26,660 per 10 grams, silver lost Rs 1,200 to Rs 53,000 per kg on reduc...

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Silver prices shot up by Rs 580 to Rs 55,175 per kg in futures trade today as speculators enlarged their positions in tandem with a firming trend in Asian region. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver for delivery in March shot...

Griffin Coal, which was acquired by Lanco Group early this year, may generate revenues of up to USD 160 million this fiscal, according to a senior company official. The miner may produce coal up to 4 million tonnes during the March, 2011-March, 2012, period, the Lanco Group official said, requesting anonymity.

Mercator Lines has acquired 50 per cent stake in a coal mine in Indonesia's Kalimanthan province for about USD 30 million (Rs 145 crore), a top company official said today.

The state-run Panaji Minor Port could have served as a gateway to export a huge amount of illegal iron ore from the state, a senior official revealed, while appealing the Goa Government to suspend the operations at the port in"national interest".

Amid a weakening trend overseas and sluggish local demand, copper and nickel prices fell further by Rs 5 per kg in the local non-ferrous metal market today. In the national capital, copper wire scrap, copper wire bar and copper mixed scrap remained under

About 2,000 metric tonnes of iron ore valued at about Rs 1.5 crore were seized today by officials of the Forest and Police departments at Sandur in the district today.

Six people were killed in a coal mine explosion that had been covered up for 13 days in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, a provincial work safety official said today.