Mining

Delhi to host 4th India Minerals and Metals Forum 2015

National capital New Delhi will host the 4th India Minerals and Metals Forum 2015 – Ferrous and Non Ferrous” on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
25/06/2015
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Mining, Minerals, Bauxite, Coal
Mining

Zambia: Mines, Minerals Development Bill Approved

CABINET has approved the Mines and Minerals Development Bill that sets the royalty tax at nine per cent for open cast and six per cent for underground mines.

Publication Date: 
16/06/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Mining, Minerals, Zambia, Legislation, Africa
Economy

Delivering on the promise: leveraging natural resources to accelerate human development in Africa

New natural resource discoveries, oil and gas provide a substantial opportunity to fast-track human development progress, with updated estimates indicating that revenues to be developed could contribute between 9 per cent and 31 per cent of additional government revenues, a new report shows.

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
African Development Bank
Tags:
Economic Development, Human Rights, Environment, Africa, Oil, Natural Gas, Minerals, Industry
Mining

Odisha wants Sasubohumali bauxite mines for OMC

The Sasubohumali bauxite mine in Rayagada district has an estimated reserve of 81 million tonne bauxite

Publication Date: 
09/06/2015
Jayajit Dash
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha), Mining, Bauxite, Rayagada (D), Orissa Mining Corporation, Minerals
Mining

Odisha, Chhattisgarh, MP line up mines for auction

The first auction of non-coal mines under the new mining law is likely to take off soon, with states such as Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha showing readiness to auction 105 mine

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
Deepak Patel
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Mining, Chhattisgarh, Orissa (Odisha), Limestone, Mines Act 1957, Minerals
Mining

Goa mining co gets Rs 139cr ED notice

PANAJI: Special director of Enforcement directorate (ED), Mumbai on Tuesday issued Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) show cause notice of Rs 136.93 crores on Magnum Minerals Pvt Ltd, for not d

Publication Date: 
03/06/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Mining, Mineral - Based Industry, Compensation, Illegal Trade, Minerals
Mining

Australian mineral exploration lowest in 7 years

Australian mineral exploration has dropped to its lowest level since 2007, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
02/06/2015
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Mining, Minerals, Australia
Energy

Energy and minerals in Greenland: governance, corporate responsibility and social resilience

Greenland seeks to expand its energy and minerals industries to secure the revenues to gain full independence from Denmark. The 2014 oil price crash hit oil exploration hard, bringing disappointment to the local oil industry but relief to global environmentalists.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Emma Wilson
IIED
Tags:
Energy, Minerals, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Greenland, Environment, Climate Change
Mining

Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015

Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015 released by the chief minister Vasundhara Raje raises the mineral exploitation area in the state to 1.5% from the existing 0.54%. Increasing the number of minerals under mining from 57 to 79 it calls upon the industry to adopt modern environmentally acceptable technology for exploring the mineral riches.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Government of Rajasthan
Tags:
Minerals, Mining, Rajasthan, Mineral-Based Industry, Mining Regulations, Mining Reclamation, Environment, Economic Development
Mining

30 mining leases already inspected: Pollution board

The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) is likely to complete the inspection of mining leases by this week. So far, 30 mining leases have been inspected by board officials.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2015
Times Of India (Goa)
Tags:
Goa, Mining, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Iron, Minerals, Environment Clearance (EC), Mineral - Based Industry

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