Karnataka renews KIOCL mining licence
Karnataka government has renewed the mining licence of Kudremukh Iron Ore Company(KIOCL) over its broken up area for a period of one year, after receiving clearance from the Unionn
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2 presidents accused of diamond dealing
American and British officials have accused the presidents of Liberia and Burkina Faso of taking a personal role in trading arms for diamonds in violation of a UN embargo. They also said the two
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Rio hikes North bid to A$3.5 b
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc hiked ints bid for Australia's North Ltd on Thursday to A$4.75 ($2.*)) a share, raising the stakes in its battle with Anglo American Plc for North's iron
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Russia, UK plan diamond summit
Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and Tony Blair, UK prime minister, agreed to co-host an international conference by October to draw up plans to stamp out the trade in "conflict" diamonds that
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Environment ministry's efforts to monitor surface use of mineral areas sought
Minister for mines SS Dhindsa has asked the environment and forest ministry for support in regulating the surface use of mineral bearing areas. Speaking at the inaugural function of the annual
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Greens urge govt not to extend KIOCL lease period
As the date of expiry of the mining lease given to Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) is fast approaching (July 25), environmental activists are mounting pressure on the political
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'Conflict diamonds' face new sanctions
The international diamond industry announced strict new measures today to clamp down on the trade in "conflict diamonds" used to pay for African wars.The measures include a certification system to
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De Beers and Africa's crisis
There is no way to stop African warlords from trading illicit diamonds for guns. The black market in diamonds from rebel areas is just one symptom of a more complex problem, the ungovernability of
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Expert blame indiscriminate quarrying for landslide
Experts blame indiscriminate quarrying for Wednesday's landslide which killed a large number of slum dwellers at Ghatkopar. But such landslides can be predicted and prevented, points out V.
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Undercut
Illegal mining in Indonesia has reached unprecedented levels, harming legitimate companies and putting the economy and environment at risk. The illegal operators play havoc with the mine by stripping
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Mercury - timebomb
A ecological disaster looms over North Sulawesi's Minahasa Peninsula. Rampant illegal gold mining is pouring hundreds of tonnes of mercury into the environment. The deadly flow threatens to undermine
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De Beers to seek 'conflict' diamond rules
De Beers, the mining gaint, will attempt to clean up the diamond trade by demanding a guarantee from buyers that they are not dealing in "conflict diamonds" smuggled out of Africa. Any diamond
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2,730 people died in Chinese coal mine accidents in first half of 1999
Accidents in China's notoriously dangerous coal mines killed 2,730 miners in the first half of the year, state media reported on Wednesday as the government renewed calls to improve
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Seer seeks PM's intervention to protect Kudremukh park
The Kudremukh iron ore mines in south Karnataka are once again in the eye of an environmental storm.A senior pontiff at the coastal temple town of Udipi has urged Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Belgium starts diamond ban
Belgium said it had taken immediate action to enforce a United Nations embargo on diamond exports from Sierra Leone. The United Nations Security Council voted 14-0 to impose an 18-month embargo on
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UN outlaws Sierra Leone diamonds
The Security Council has voted to impose a worldwide ban on the purchase of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone until the country's government can establish a system to certify the origin of stones
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Canadian mine loses permit
A British Columbia court has thrown out a building permit for a controversial mine along the Alaska-Canadian border. The move is considered a victor for local natives, U.S. officials and
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Agreement on African diamond ban
The Security Council imposed a diamond ban Wednesday on Sierra Leone's rebels in a bid to strangle their ability to finance a civil war that has already cost the lives of tens of thousands of
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Quarrying goes uncheckes at Bannerghatta
Several warnings, visit by a minister and High Court judge, raids by forest departments and other similar actions have little meaning for people who are engaged in illegal quarrying on adjoining
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Quarry work damaging houses near Wadi
Around 105 houses in Ingalgi Tanda on the outskirts of Wadi in Chittapur taluk have been damaged because of quarrying operations by the ACC cement factory