Plea to stop continuation of mining in Kudremukh
The Nagarika Seva Trust (NST), mines, minerals and People (mm&P) and INCERT have demanded that the Karnataka government should not permit the continuation of mining in Kudremukh under any
The Nagarika Seva Trust (NST), mines, minerals and People (mm&P) and INCERT have demanded that the Karnataka government should not permit the continuation of mining in Kudremukh under any
Gas explosions killed 37 workers in two coal mines in China's northern province of Shanxi this week. The back-to-back blasts are the latest reminders of the appalling safety record of China's mining
The Kerala government will follow a policy of transparency while leasing out land to the private sector for mineral mining, the Industries Minister, Mr P. K. Kunhalikutty, said in the State Assembly
Copper mining giants BHP Billiton and Codelco will begin construction in early 2002 of a plant in Chile for the use of bacterial technology that could revolutionize the industry, a company official
A group of Chinese miners trapped underground by an explosion were reported yesterday to be on the verge of death. "The temperature is 50C and there is a high level of poisonous gas," the official
Speeding up of the process of clearance for mining projects form the environmental angle has been one of the long-standing demands of industry. In recent times, the Union Ministry of Environment and
Ancient caves and other historic sites at Langao in Bicholim are likely to be erased off the archaelogical map of Goa, due to persistent mining activity in the area. The grim prospect triggered panic
Sixteen miners were killed and ten trapped underground in the latest of a series of deadly coal mine explosions in China's northern province of Shanxi, local sources said on Friday. The Zhongyang
Promoters of mining projects on forest land have series reservations about certain financial demands raised by some State Governments, which they feel are unusual and, at times, excessive. In some
The Centre has urged the Karnataka MPs to persuade the State government to change its stand on the Kudremukh mines and get it agree to extend the mining lease for Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited
The public hearing organised by the Kerala Forest Research Institute at Peechi as part of information gathering exercise for preparation of State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan has recommended
As decided by the Group of Ministers (GoM) representing major economic Ministries at the Centre, the Union Ministry of Mines and Coal has deferred plans for placing a Bill in the current session of
The Orissa government proposes to formulate a mineral policy soon for the effective development and utilisation of its vast natural resources. Despite having high reserves of various minerals, the
The Orissa government proposes to formulate a mineral policy soon for effective development and utilisation of its vast wealth of natural resources.
Reckless mining and quarrying for slate has been going on unabated in the geologically fragile and vulnerable Chamba hills in Himachal Pradesh causing massive landslides and posing a threat to
An explosion triggered by pent-up gas tore through a coal mine in China's eastern Jiangxi province at the weekend, killing 18 miners in the latest in a series of deadly accidents marking a grim end
The Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the mining companies and deputy collector to make temporary arrangements for water supply to the affected Sonchi villagers in the Sattari taluka
Indonesia's mines and energy minister has asked the government to make tin and coal strategic commodities in an effort to protect them from being exploited by illegal miners, an official said. Oil
The Working Group on Coal and Lignite for the 10th Five-Year Plan (2002-07) proposes to lay extra emphasis on the achievement of targeted coal production from underground mines, since the development
After 14 years of study, federal and state officials have approved a large copper and silver mine in a wildlife habitat in northwestern Montana. The state Department of Environmental Quality and the