Intensifying its efforts to secure a global footprint, state-run mineral giant National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is understood to have signed a confidentiality agreement with ArcelorMittal for jointly developing the latter

VEDANTA Resources on Tuesday questioned the Amnesty report saying allegations levelled in it against Lanjigarh refinery were based on

The Jharkhand government has taken exception to a notification of the Union Ministry of Mines which has fixed the sale prices of minerals, with Chief Minister Shibu Soren writing a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention in the matter.

VEDANTA Resources, the Anil Agarwalcontrolled mining and metals conglomerate, continues to battle a maelstrom of allegations over its proposed mining work in Niyamgiri, Orissa. The Church of England, a shareholder in London-listed Vedanta, last week exited its investment alleging unclear rehabilitation policies.

BHUBANESWAR: Human right activists, tribal leaders and social activists in Orissa Sunday welcomed the Church of England's decision to sell its shares in British mining major Vedanta due to its dissatisfaction with the company's rights' record in the state.

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) has bagged the second prize in the Mining Exploration caNIEBhuban29Jan-10tegory at the International Mining Exhibition - 2010 at Kolkata.

M Rajshekhar NEW DELHI

THE Karnataka Lokayukta

JINDAL Stainless (JSL) has told the Supreme Court that the decision of the Orissa government and Industrial Development Corporation of Orissa (IDCOL) to enter into a joint venture agreement with Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) to develop the Tangarpada chromite mines in the state is illegal and violative of the apex court order.

With the environment ministry holding up the final clearance for Vedanta

THE government is considering a proposal to restrict mining by private sector companies in tribal areas, in a move that could severely impact investments of domestic and foreign majors such as Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Vale, Sesa Goa and MSPL.