State Resists As Centre Seeks Opening Of Sector

Jaipur: The states’ monopoly over exploration and production of rock phosphate in the country’s largest reserves is not only hitting farmers but also increasing the Centre’s subsidy burden as the prices of the commodity in the international market have gone through the roof.
Even though the Union mines ministry has written to the Rajasthan government early this year to liberalise the sector, the state has initiated no action in this regard.

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb illegal mining and export of minerals, the state government has decided to take over excess land from the lessees, if their mining leases are found to be in excess of

The State Government has set up an inter-departmental committee to consider cases for renewal of mining leases, a large number which had been pending for the last 10 years.

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to reopen its 2010 judgment that had ruled against granting of mining lease to JSW Steel and Kalyani Steel in Karnataka. The reopening of the case gives some hope to these companies which are keen to do mining of iron and manganese ores at 380 hectares in Sandur.

The apex court had on September 15, 2010, quashed a December 2004 recommendation by the Karnataka government — later endorsed by the Centre — to allow mining by JSW Steel and Kalyani.

Posco India may have to abandon its proposal for swapping of high alumina content iron ore found in the state with high grade ore from outside to meet the quality parameters of its proposed 12 million tonne greenfield steel project in Odisha.

Even the steel behemoth’s plan to swap iron ore within the country, a modified condition understood to be incorporated in the revised pact by the Odisha government may not hold ground if the latest order of the Union mines ministry is implemented.

PMO snubs former coal secretary for his bid to ensure transparency in allocation of coal blocks.

Police, revenue officials cannot keep it under their custody, says High Court judge

Neither police nor revenue officials can keep in their custody vehicles seized for alleged violations of the provisions of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act 1957 without obtaining necessary orders for confiscation from the Judicial Magistrates concerned the Madras High Court Bench here has ruled. Disposing of a batch of writ petitions filed by the owners of tipper lorries, trucks, tractors, trailers and earth movers that were reportedly used for illegal mining of sand and gravel in southern districts,

Even while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was saving the world at the NAM summit in Tehran, confident that he had said enough in Parliament to exonerate his government in the scam swirling around t

Its report on the allocation of coal blocks is marred by a major legal error.

5L Truck Trips To Transport Mineral To Belekeri Port Went Unnoticed: Panel