Indepth: Mining

EIA and EMP report for Jerrila block I bauxite mines, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 2008

Date: 17/12/2008

This report presents the EIA study undertaken for mining activity. In order to seek environmental clearance for the mining activity M/s. APMDC has appointed the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun to undertake the “Environmental Impact Assessment of 0.5 MTPA Bauxite Mining at Jerrila Block-I Bauxite Deposit, Jerrila Village, G.K. Veedhi Mandal, Vishakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh”. The study area forms a part of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt – a unique entity in the Indian Geology.

News: Tribals boycott hearing

News: Mining minefield

Weblink: Leading Indian NGO calls for halt to mining in tribal areas

State guidelines for submission of mineral concession proposal
Source: Ministry of Mines
Date: 02/12/2008
Executive summary for Chormari - Degarhat limestone deposit at villages Chormari and Degarhat, Satna
Source: Min Mec Consultancy Pvt. Ltd
Date: 01/04/2008
The true cost of coal: how people and the planet are paying the price for the world's dirtiest fuel
Source: Greenpeace International
Date: 01/12/2008
The expert committee on road map for coal sector reforms (Part-II)
Source: Ministry of Coal
Date: 01/10/2007

MINING IMPACTS

Green sense in a land run red
Throughout Sweet Land of Mine, the destructive role of the MoEF is reprised. This ministry has aided and abetted the overturning of every single piece of legislation designed to protect ecological systems and the communities of Goa. It has done so consistently from the mid-1980s when the Portuguese mining “concessions” were converted into leases.

Coming clean: the truth and future of coal in Asia and Pacific
Source: WWF International
Date: 01/08/2008
Hydrological study of limestone mining area, Vijayraghovgarh, Katni
Source: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection
Date: 01/11/2007
Water quality impact assessment and management for opencast coal mining projects
Source: Indian Journal of Environmental Protection
Date: 01/11/2007
Impact of coal mining on vegetation: a case study in Jaintia hills district of Meghalaya, India
Source: ITC
Date: 01/02/2005

MINING RECLAMATION

Mine spoil restoration: a strategy combining rainwater harvesting and adaptation to random recurrence of droughts in Rajasthan
Rajasthan presents evidence for the existence of one of the most advanced works of ancient mining and accompanied deforestation globally. Mining continues to be an important economic activity in Rajasthan. However, economic benefits of mineral extraction also accompany environmental, economic and social costs.

INSIDE INDIA

Globalisation vs India’s forests
Wanton usage of forest land in the name of development has destroyed efforts towards community-led measures for protection and conservation in Orissa. The laxity in framing adequate environmental laws and the flouting of even the existing laws have had disastrous effects on the livelihoods of forestdwelling people in the state.

EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS

Rocks and hard places: the globalization of mining
This book by an experienced activist and researcher depicts the changing world of international mining. Mineral consumption is outstripping the capacities of both communities and fragile ecosystems to cope with bigger and bigger mines. This book identifies mining's key players. It shows where the key minerals are mined, who processes them and where they end up.
Corporate accountability and sustainable development
This volume is part of the series Ecological Economics and Human Well-being that offers outstanding recent work in the transdisciplinary field of ecological economics, whose focus is the study of the relationship between economic activity and environmental sustainability.