State demand of Rs 61,705 crore from errant miners was contested by scores of lessees in the Revision Authority

Odisha submits all documents sought by the enquiry panel

The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has ordered suspension of mining operations of Tiffin’s Barytes Asbestos and Paints Ltd (TBAPL) for indulging in “unscientific” mining.

PANAJI: Ten mining lessees in Goa have produced iron ore in excess of 20% of the tentative production quantity in the approved mining plan or scheme of mining by the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) fr

The court order assumes significance as the mine with chrome ore reserves in excess of 85 mn tonnes sought third renewal of the said mine

Large open pits left behind after clay mining would cause serious threat to the ecological balance in the locality, says the Kerala high court.

NEW DELHI: In what may eventually help in further relaxing the Supreme Court's iron ore mining ban in Goa, an expert committee set up for the macro environmental impact assessment (EIA) study has s

PANJIM: The Supreme Court’s six-member expert panel has recommended upto 20 million tonne cap on mining of ore per annum in Goa, observing that there was large scale degradation of landscape, incre

With Goa Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing around nine cases of illegal mining against various high profile persons including local politicians is likely to begin issuing summons to them from this week onwards.

This is despite the SIT still awaiting a response from the government on its proposal for a legal assistant and chartered accountants to assist them all through the investigations.