Cil shortlists 10 companies for developing 18 abandoned mines
State-run Coal India Ltd today said it has shortlisted 10 global companies, including steel giant ArcelorMittal, to develop its 18 abandoned mines, which have 1.6 billion tonnes of proven coal reserves.
Rescue teams are still trying to find 13 coal miners that had been trapped after a gas explosion at a coalmine in Ukraine Sunday, but fears are growing the miners may be dead.