Mineral resources are non-renewable. Every effort should be made to mine both high-and low-grade ores and utilise those precious resources fully, scientists and mineral experts who participated at a recently held three-day symposium here recommended. “At every mine site, the low-grade ores and minerals, which are many times more than …
PANJIM: While Digambar Kamat-led government chose to look the other way as illegal mining thrived in Goa during last four years of its tenure - a council constituted by it to draw a road map for development of Goa for next twenty-five years has suggested that the State should have …
Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act was enacted 15 years ago. Do you feel helpless because it has not yet been implemented? As the minister of panchayati raj, my first job is to remind people about the existence of PESA. If need arises I can go for further legislation …
IN SEPTEMBER last year, China halted shipments of rare earth metals, crucial for the manufacture of everything from guided missiles and hybrid cars to flat-screen televisions and BlackBerry phones, to Japan over a territorial dispute. It also cut down its export quota for rare earth by 72 per cent for …
Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to develop a new coal mine in Rajouri district as part of efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in the state.
US $1 TRILLION WORTH OF MINERALS Afghanistan is suddenly richThe Pentagon recently announced that Afghanistan is sitting on mineral wealth worth US $1 trillion—about 1,000 times the government’s annual revenue. The untapped mineral deposits, including iron, copper, cobalt, gold and lithium, a key raw material for laptop, cell phone and …
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a planning tool now generally accepted as an integral component of sound decision-making. The Environmental Clearance [EC] process for majority of projects will comprise of a maximum of four stages
Kunal Bose / July 8, 2009, 0:33 IST Operational synergy, cost saving and some say in product pricing without inviting the glare of monopoly regulator are what inspire mergers and acquisitions (M&As;). That for Sesa Goa, a Vedanta Resources group company, the acquisition of Dempo
Meghalaya Chief Secretary Ranjan Chatterjee on Saturday asked miners in the State to adhere to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by them with the State Government to prevent taking outside labourers. Addressing the concluding 2nd North East Mine Environment and Mineral Conservation Week 2007-2008 organised by Lafarge Umiam Mining …
The Chief Ministers of five mineral-based States on Saturday demanded a rethink on the New Mineral Policy while charging that the document, in its current form, favoured foreign direct investment and multinational mining companies by promoting liberal export of minerals. Stating that the rights of the mineral-based States should not …
Irked over the provisions of the new National Mineral Policy, Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday charged the Centre of violating federal spirit by not taking state's views and said five mineral-rich states will meet on Saturday at New Delhi to work out a strategy. While the states called for …
The United Goans Democratic Party has said it is deeply disturbed by news reports that the imposition of a 50 rupees cess per ton on extraction and sale of minerals is a mere ploy to extort money from the mine owners. UGDP Acting President, Radharao Gracias has called upon the …
Focus on cost-effectiveness: Mr T. Subbarami Reddy (right), Union Minister of State for Mines, and Mr G.V. Ramakrishna, Conference Chairman, at the Infrastructure Today international conference in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Hyderabad, March 26 The National Mineral Policy (NMP), which is expected to bring in fresh investments in the mining sector, …
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave approval in principle to the long-awaited National Mineral Policy. The new policy is likely to attract foreign direct investment to the tune of $250 million per annum. It is expected open up country's huge untapped mineral deposits besides helping mineral-rich states earn more revenue …
The government today approved the new National Mineral Policy, which, among other things, proposes the setting up of an independent dispute resolution mechanism
The State loses over Rs 70 crore every year because of the non-revision of royalty on minerals. However, companies extracting mineral ore have been making a killing in the market. According to the state government, it was the duty of the Centre to revise the royalty rates. But it had …
THE battle for controlling iron ore resources in the country is far from over. After the steel industry's demand for further curbs on iron ore exports, the mining industry has come up to rebut claims that ore exports would diminish country's resources which are required for value addition within the …
Minerals are a valuable natural resource being the vital raw material for infrastructure, capital goods and basic industries. As a major resource for development the extraction and management of minerals has to be integrated into the overall strategy of the country's economic development. The exploitation of minerals has to be …
Mineral Industry and its sustainable development is a prime mover in the growth of a nation. India is endowed with vast mineral wealth and has a strong human resource base of geologists, mining and mineral engineers and metallurgists to help convert the mineral wealth to useful metals. The development and …
