The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not issue permits allowing rock and dirt from mountaintop removal coal mines to be disposed of in streams, a federal judge confirmed. U.S. District Judge Charles

Gujarat Mineral Development corporation's Rs 200 crore Surkha lignite mine project in Bhavnagar district will commence operations by January

The Supreme Court on May 7 passed an order to close down all mining operators within five km of the periphery of National Capital Territory. The next haring on the issue is scheduled for July 7. The

Germany's Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr Christopher Bruemmer, has assured his country's full support to NWFP's gems and mineral sector observing that there exists greater opportunities for bilateral

The Kerala High Court today ruled that Magistrates have the power to grant interim custody of vehicles involved in offenses relating to illegal mining and transportation of sand, to their owners,

The Madhya Pradesh state government is in an embarrassing position on the issue of illegal mining and quarrying in the Chambal National Park in Morena district. The minister-in-charge of the district

The District Collector, Gyaneshkumar, has announced a ban on all sand mining activities in the district from July 1. The ban will be total or partial, depending on the availability of sand, and will

De Beers the global diamonds group, warned that a proposed South African minerals law could make the country less attractive to investors by creating uncertainty over the ownership of assets. You

The forthcoming mineral policy of the Kerala Government is understood to be in favour of involving both the private and public sectors in the exploitation of mineral sands containing rare earth

Kudremukh Iron Ore Company is surveying new sites for mining, informed N Murari, chairman of the Company. As the mining permit is only for 20 years in the Kudremukh area limits, the survey of new