The CBI, investigating illegal mining by the Associated Mining Company (AMC), owned by former minister G Janardhana Reddy, began its 3-D laser survey of the mining areas, on Thursday.
The CBI officials, who began their work on April 14, completed the total station survey by Thursday morning and began the 3-D laser survey in the afternoon.
Shows cold response to recommendations on curbing illegal mining of iron, manganese
THE UNION Ministry of Mines has responded coldly to the recommendations of the M B Shah Commission on curbing illegal mining of iron and manganese ores. In its response, filed in December last year, the ministry also seemed at loggerheads with the state mining departments over their suggestion to ban export of the minerals to check illegal mining. The commission was set up by the Centre in November 2010 to look into the growing illegal mining of the minerals and suggest remedial measures.
Miners’ association urges cancellation of December increase in export duty; says development hitting long-term interests
Export shipments of iron ore declined 60 per cent in February on high duty levied by the government to discourage supply to steel mills abroad. Data compiled by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi) showed the overall export fell to 4.22 million tonnes in February, compared to 10.58 mt in the corresponding period last year. The overall export in the first 11 months of 2011-12 recorded a decline of 36 per cent to 55.8 mt as compared to 87.3 mt in the same period last year.
PANJIM: State government appointed mining monitoring committee will begin inspecting 90- odd operational mining sites from April 1 onwards to ensure that the required safety precautions are in place.
Action in form of cancellation of mining leases would be initiated if companies fail to adhere to the revised safety norms, which has made it mandatory for mining firms to get the surface rights of the area surrounding their mining, which is likely to be affected with the mining activity.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has said that mining concessionaires must go a step further than giving shares to people residing in mining project areas and allow them to sell or transfer
PANJIM: One of the State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC) has been issued a show cause notice by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) for extracting ore beyond its permissible capacity.
The notice dispatched on February 8 has stated that the DMC owned Band Doncol iron ore mine in Pissurlem has violated provisions of Mineral Conservation and Development rule, 1988.
