With the government opening up the mineral exploration sector, global mining engineering, technology and services (METS) companies are likely to be interested in India.

With the Union Government promulgating the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance, 2015, various cement plants in the state have heaved a sigh of relief as they will be

Move comes after complaints about recently promulgated MMDR ordinance

The Ministry of Mines has constituted a nine-member commitee to draft quality parameters for excavated minerals.

After renewing nearly 43 iron ore mining leases by signing lease deeds in the last one month, the State government on Wednesday notified ‘The Goa Grant of Mining Leases Policy, 2014’.

The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) held a seminar here on Tuesday to vent their reaction to the Ordinance promulgated by the Centre to amend the Mines and Minerals ( Devel

The State government has urged the Centre to despatch an expert committee to study mining of ore and other mineral deposits before formulating rules for allocating iron ore mines through the auctio

The panel is headed by chief controller of mines, Indian Bureau of Mines, will have its first meet on January 22

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday quashed the auction of various minor mineral units in Haryana and directed the state to conduct the process again after holding fresh survey and demarc

The government on Friday notified the mineral ore permanent fund scheme (GMOPFS), which will help the state government restore the ecology damaged by mining and other allied activities.

Illegal mining has been rampant in the state. In the past two years, the Mining Department has imposed a fine worth Rs 7 crore on accused in mining cases.