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Bankruptcy looms for world's largest private coal miner

Frik Els | March 16, 2016 | 2:56 pm Energy Australia Coal 

Falling demand and prices for coal used in power generation and environmental crackdowns have seen a string of bankruptcies in the sector around the world. The US's Alpha Natural Resources’ chapter 11 in August (the miner is still to emerge...

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