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  • Seven miles and nine divisions separate Bolton Wanderers from Atherton Collieries but on Saturday, after scoring his first Premier League goal, the Norwich City winger Anthony Pilkington had the North West Counties League on his mind.

    Norwich get first win as Anthony Pilkington puts skids under Bolton 2011

  • But while he has Liverpool on his cv, Pilkington has shown that spending time at Atherton Collieries can be more beneficial.

    Norwich get first win as Anthony Pilkington puts skids under Bolton 2011

  • The cancelled blocks of NTPC include two in Chatti Bariatu, which recently attracted bids from a unit of Australia's Leighton Holdings Ltd. and India's Singareni Collieries Co., and four others for development, NTPC chairman Arup Choudhury said on April 29.

    India Cancels Allocation of 14 Coal Blocks Saurabh Chaturvedi 2011

  • The company said it plans to commence mining operations in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh soon through Parsa Kante Collieries, its joint venture with state-run Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.

    Adani Posts Narrow Net Profit Rise Eric Yep 2011

  • While commercial coal mining in India is still limited to state-run Coal India Ltd. and Singareni Collieries, the government has been allocating coal blocks for captive mining to steel, cement and power producers in order to boost output, although many of these reserves remain underdeveloped.

    Companies Bid to Develop India Coal Mine Rakesh Sharma 2011

  • Lanco Infratech said on Wednesday it has emerged as the sucessful bidder as a mine developer for a coal block in Chhattisgarh which belongs to Maha Tamil Collieries.

    Deals India: Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011

  • While commercial coal mining in India is still limited to state-run Coal India and Singareni Collieries, the government has been allocating coal blocks for captive mining to end-user companies, although many of these reserves remain underdeveloped.

    India Cancels Allocation of 14 Coal Blocks Saurabh Chaturvedi 2011

  • NEW DELHI -- A unit of Australia's Leighton Holdings Ltd. and India's Singareni Collieries Co. are among about half a dozen companies that have bid to develop power producer NTPC Ltd.'s Chatti-Bariatu coal mine in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

    Companies Bid to Develop India Coal Mine Rakesh Sharma 2011

  • Collieries destroyed arable land and grazing pastures, eroded topsoil, worsened air and water pollution, increased levels of river sediment (raising the risk of floods), and accelerated deforestation (especially if the coal was used to make charcoal).

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • Collieries destroyed arable land and grazing pastures, eroded topsoil, worsened air and water pollution, increased levels of river sediment (raising the risk of floods), and accelerated deforestation (especially if the coal was used to make charcoal).

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

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