Minerals

Six mineral grinding units razed in two M’garh villages

A joint team of the mining, forest and pollution control departments today conducted an inspection in Panchnota and Musnota villages of Mahendragarh and dismantled six mineral grinding units being

Publication Date:

31/12/2015

Author(s): Ravinder Saini

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Mahendragarh (D), Mining, Minerals, Supreme Court, Illegal Trade

Mining

Trucks in Odisha Under Radar to Curb Illegal Mineral Mining

To curb illegal mining in Odisha, all mineral transporting trucks have been put under GPS surveillance and the roads as well as mines have been geo-referenced.

Publication Date:

29/12/2015

Source: New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Odisha, Mining, Minerals

Mining

Odisha Notifies E-auction of Iron Ore Mines

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday issued notification inviting tender for e-auction of iron ore mines under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 201

Publication Date:

24/12/2015

Source: New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Iron, Minerals, Mineral - Based Industry

Mining

State likely adopt NMS system for online track of mineral production

PANJIM: In a bid to keep online track of iron ore production and sale, in sync with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the State is likely to adopt the National Mineral Statistics (NMS) system, a mo

Publication Date:

23/12/2015

Source: Herald (Panjim)

Tags:

Goa, Mining, Ministry of Mines, Indian Bureau Of Mines, Iron, Minerals

Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Survey of illegal mines, 21/12/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Survey of illegal mines, 21/12/2015. The Ministryhas notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which deals with the process to grant Environmental Clearance.

Publication Date:

21/12/2015

Source: Rajya Sabha

Tags:

Mining, India, Parliament, Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Mineral - Based Industry

Mining

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mineral Production Index, 21/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Mineral Production Index, 21/12/2015. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) covers mining sector, manufacturing and electricity with the corresponding weights 14.157%, 75.527% and 10.316% respectively. The base year for the present series of IIP is 2004-05. As per available information, the index of mineral production for the last three years and the current year is given in this document. Details of contribution of public sector and private sector in value of mineral production (excluding atomic and minor minerals) is also given.

Publication Date:

Monday, December 21, 2015

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Minerals, Minor Minerals, India, Statistics, Mining, Parliament, Mineral - Based Industry, Private Sector, Public Sector

Mining

Vedanta may suspend mining ops in Goa

Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Thursday said its arm Sesa Goa may suspend iron ore mining in Goa due to the ongoing dispute between the firm and truck operators.

Publication Date:

18/12/2015

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Goa, Mining, Vedanta Aluminium, Illegal Trade, Iron, Minerals, Mineral - Based Industry

Mining

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal mining, 16/12/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal mining, 16/12/2015. State Governments are empowered, under Section 23C of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act, 1957) to make rules for prevention of illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals; and, therefore, matters relating to illegal mining come under the legislative and administrative jurisdiction of State Governments.

Publication Date:

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Source: Rajya Sabha

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Tags:

Mining, Minerals, Minor Minerals, India, Statistics, Parliament

Mining

Centre, states to discuss green nod to mines on Tuesday

Besides, the Centre will also take up the block-wise status and overall preparedness for mineral auction with the state governments
Centre, states to discuss green nod to mines on Tuesday

Publication Date:

14/12/2015

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Mining, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Karnataka, Jharkhand

Mining