Govt lays down rules for granite mining
The Union ministry of steel and mines has outlined the guidelines for exploitation of minor minerals, starting with granite. A notification to this effect, isued on June 1, stipulates that no lease
The Union ministry of steel and mines has outlined the guidelines for exploitation of minor minerals, starting with granite. A notification to this effect, isued on June 1, stipulates that no lease
It has been one year since the waste reservoir of a nearby zinc mine burst open and more than a billion gallons of toxic slurry poured through the breach into the Guadiamar River, flooding hundreds
Four more miners have died after a methane gas blast at a pit in western Ukraine, bringing the death toll to 39 in the nation's worst mine disaster in more than a
Mexican silver mining giant Penoles has been ordered to halve production at one of its plants as officials tighten emergency measures to combat a child lead-poisoning epidemic, officials said.Mexican
Bihar Government has decided to take stern action against those involved in illegal mining and may initiate proceedings aginst brick kilns in total violation of the State mining and prospecting
Millions of workers in small-scale mines are being exposed to hazardous conditions as the sector expands rapidly in Asia and other parts of the developing world, the International Labor Organization
The Himachal government was seriously considering declare mining as an industry. This assurance was given by Ms Shyama Sharma, deputy chairperson, State Planning Board on sunday while presiding over
Environmental and hilltribe advocates have called on the Malaysian government to urgently provide medical care for villagers found to have alarmingly high blood-lead levels and to reject all
Unauthorized collection of rocks and stones continues unabated in the Garo hill region threatening serious environmental degradation. Social leaders and official sources said despite ban on
A group of social activists, wildlife conservationists, forest officials, researchers, lawyers and mediapersons who attended the Third Consultation on Wildlife Protection and People's livelihood
The traditional owners of the Jabiluka uranium mine site last night won a reprieve in their battle to halt the project when the company Energy Resources Australia
More than one in 10 of the aquaticbirds in Spain's Donana national park are seriously contaminated by heavy metals after a toxic spill at the Los Frailes zinc mine one year ago, a report said early
Australian Industry, Science and Resources Minister Nick Minchin late last week gave final approval for Heathgate Resources to proceedwith its Beverley uranium mine in South Australia. The mine was
The decision of a few companies to set up projects in Rayagada district of Orissa has sparked widespread protests from the local populace. The people allege that they have been given scant
The Bihar Government has earned Rs 807.97 crore revenue from mineral resources during 1997-98 while its target for 1998-99 was Rs 860 crore. The achievement of the target for last year has not been
Highly toxic waste from metal miningposes a major threat to the environment and human health across Europe, and existing laws can do little to solve the problem, a leading environmental group said.
The newly set-up Directorate of Petroleum of the Rajasthan Government has identified huge reserves of lignite in Barmer-Sanchore region in western parts of the state at a depth of 200 to 1,600
The Geological Survey of India(GSI) will soon embark on an intensive survey in the 200 villages in the State to explore mineral resources and examine the land
Mining is seriously polluting the rivers and other water bodies of north Goa, according to a recent study conducted by a Goa-based eco-researcher, NinaB, da Costa, under the supervision of Nandkumar
Even as Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahant, while presenting the Rs 1,517 crore deficit budget in the State Assembly , admitted that the shortfall in receipts and expenditures have