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Coal India

Coal India is a state-owned coal mining company and the world's largest coal producer by volume. Headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, the company operates across eight Indian states through a network of subsidiary companies. Coal India is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India, with the Government of India retaining majority ownership. The company produces both thermal coal for power generation and coking coal for steel production, supplying the bulk of India's domestic coal requirements. Its operations encompass opencast and underground mining, with opencast methods accounting for the majority of output. Coal India's annual production exceeds 600-million tonnes, serving power utilities, steel plants and other industrial consumers. The company employs several hundred thousand workers, making it one of India's largest employers. Principal subsidiaries include Bharat Coking Coal, Eastern Coalfields, Central Coalfields, Western Coalfields, South Eastern Coalfields, Northern Coalfields, Mahanadi Coalfields and Central Mine Planning & Design Institute. Coal India was formed in 1975 through the nationalisation of private coal mines and has since consolidated its position as the dominant player in Indian coal production.

Coal India News


Lithium brine pool in Chile
Coal India weighs buying Canada's Wealth Minerals unit for Chile lithium assets, sources say
11th August 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, is considering acquiring a unit of Canada's Wealth Minerals with lithium mining assets in Chile, two sources familiar with the matter said. The move... 


Copper samples
India's Hindustan Copper plans to sell copper concentrate sourced from Chile to Hindalco, Adani, sources say
11th August 2026 By: Reuters

State-run Hindustan Copper plans to sell copper concentrate produced by mines it is acquiring from Chile's Codelco to Hindalco and Adani, aiming to meet India's growing appetite for the red metal,... 


Iron-ore lump
Coal India enters iron ore mining after Odisha block win
6th August 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India has won the Gadadharpur iron-ore block in the eastern state of Odisha through a competitive auction, the State's director of mines and geology, Rohit Kumar Lenka, said on Thursday. The... 


A coal mine in India
Coal India misses profit view on weak volumes, higher costs
27th July 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, missed first-quarter profit expectations on Monday, on weaker production volumes and higher costs. Here are the details from the company's earnings report: 


Coal India mine
Coal India to invest $201m in R&D by fiscal 2030
30th June 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India plans to invest 19-billion rupees ($200.7-million) in research and development (R&D) by fiscal year 2030, the State-run miner said on Tuesday. The miner is researching clean coal,... 


Blast in coal mine in eastern India kills one, injures 11
14th May 2026 By: Reuters

One person was killed and 11 others injured after an air blast at an Eastern Coalfields (ECL) mine in Asansol in West Bengal state, local police said on Thursday. Around 120 workers were present in... 


Coal mine in India
Coal India beats quarterly profit estimates, country's power demand surges
30th April 2026 By: Reuters

State-owned miner Coal India reported a larger-than-expected quarterly profits on April 27, driven by higher prices and a pickup in demand from customers ahead of peak summer season, as a gas... 


A close-up image of mined coal
Coal India's sales rise for first time in six months on gas crunch, summer demand
1st April 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India's sales in March grew for the first time in six months, the company said on Wednesday, indicating a ramp-up in coal stocks ahead of peak summer amid a shortfall in gas supply due to the... 


Coal India unit Central Mine Planning valued at $1.3bn in muted debut
Coal India unit Central Mine Planning valued at $1.3bn in muted debut
31st March 2026 By: Reuters

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute a unit of state-run Coal India, made a tepid trading debut on Monday, pressured by broader market weakness tied to the month-long Middle East conflict and... 


Coal India unit's $199m IPO fully subscribed on final bidding day
Coal India unit's $199m IPO fully subscribed on final bidding day
24th March 2026 By: Reuters

Central Mine Planning & Design Institute's (CMPDIL's) $198.7-million initial public offering was fully subscribed on the final day of bidding on Tuesday, helped by large institutional investors.... 


Coal India unit Central Mine Planning seeks $1.33bn valuation, IPO opens Friday
Coal India unit Central Mine Planning seeks $1.33bn valuation, IPO opens Friday
16th March 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India's subsidiary, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute, has set a price band of 163 to 172 rupees per share for its 18.38-billion-rupee ($198.68 million) initial public offering,... 


India seeks to cut power sector coal imports by 30% this year, sources say
27th February 2026 By: Reuters

India, the world's second-largest importer of thermal coal, wants to cut those imports for power plants by at least 30%, asking them to test increased blending with domestic coal, government and... 


A Coal India operation
Coal India eyes rare earth pacts in Australia, Russia and Africa, unit exec says
15th January 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India is scouting partnership opportunities in rare-earth mining across Australia, Russia, Argentina, Chile and several African countries, a top executive of its coking coal-focussed unit said... 


Coal India mining operations
IPO of India's top coking coal miner oversubscribed on first day
9th January 2026 By: Reuters

The IPO of India's largest coking coal miner was oversubscribed on the first day of bidding on Friday, as investors lined up for the first main board listing of 2026 and the maiden public sale from... 


India approves coal exports amid healthy power station stocks
12th December 2025 By: Reuters

India's cabinet on Friday permitted the export of coal as the country's power plants have a surplus, information minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Power plants that have access to coal supply will... 


Coal India's Q2 profit misses view on tepid demand, lower e-auction premiums
29th October 2025 By: Reuters

Coal India, which accounts for about three-quarters of the country's coal output, reported a larger-that-expected 30% decline in quarterly profit on Wednesday, hurt by lower e-auction premiums and... 


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