Minerals

Precise radiometric age establishes Yarrabubba, Western Australia, as Earth’s oldest recognised meteorite impact structure

The ~70 km-diameter Yarrabubba impact structure in Western Australia is regarded as among Earth’s oldest, but has hitherto lacked precise age constraints. Here we present U–Pb ages for impact-driven shock-recrystallised accessory minerals.

Publication Date:

21/01/2020

Author(s): Timmons M. Erickson, Christopher L. Kirkland, Nicholas E. Timms & et al

Source: Nature Communications

Vol:

11

Issue:

300

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Geology, Minerals, Climate Change, Australia, Research

Mining

Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020

India has opened up the coal sector completely for commercial mining for all local and global firms after easing restrictions on end-use and prior experience in auctions via an ordinance, but the mining minister said the move will not hurt state-monopoly Coal India.

Publication Date:

10/01/2020

Source: Ministry of Law and Justice

Tags:

Minerals, Mines Act 1957, Coal, India, Mining Regulations, Coal India

Mining

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Term of Non-captive Mining Lease, 11/12/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Term of Non-captive Mining Lease, 11/12/2019.

Publication Date:

11/12/2019

Source: Lok Sabha

Tags:

Mining, Minerals, India, Parliament

Mining

Report filed by a Joint Committee on mining of heavy minerals carried out by IREL, Kollam, Kerala, 02/11/2019

Report filed by a Joint Committee constituted in original application no. 76/2019 in the matter of State of Kerala & Others. The sixty seven page report was uploaded on February 24, 2020.

Judgement Date:

02/11/2019

Tags:

Minerals, Mining, Beaches, Kollam (D), Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court

Mining

Pellet makers want Odisha govt's nod to partake in iron ore auctions

Most of the pellet makers in the state are running their units without captive iron ore resource and hence, depend on merchant supplies of ore

Publication Date:

24/07/2019

Author(s): Jayajit Dash

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Orissa (Odisha), Iron, Minerals, Iron And Steel Industry, Environment

Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific mining by Centre Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals, Kollam, Kerala, 19/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item published in "Indian Express" Authored by Vishnu Varma Titled "17-year-old's video gets Kerala talking of impact of sand mining" dated 19/07/2019 regarding unscientific mining by Centre Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals and Metal Limited along the coastal area of Kollam in Kerala.

Judgement Date:

19/07/2019

Tags:

Mining, Minerals, Kollam (D), Kerala, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Mining

NMDC to resume operations at the Donimalai iron ore mine after 9 months

The mine was closed by NMDC for the past nine months, after a state government order to impose an 80 per cent premium levy of the average sale price from there

Publication Date:

19/07/2019

Author(s): T E Narasimhan

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Karnataka, Mining, Minerals, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), High Court

Mining