The Institute of Engineers (India) is inviting mining experts from all over the world to discuss the challenges before the mining sector and set the agenda for the 21st century. The three -day

Plans by Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and the Mexican government to build a $ 150m saltworks project, partially located in Latin American's largest wildlife reserve, received another setback after a

Environmentalalists are taking their protest about open-cast mining in West Virginia to the top.

Study : Pointing out the economic importance as well as the ecological significance of river sand, a scientific paper has called for an environmental impact analysis (EIA) aimed at stipulating the

Coal India subsidiary Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) is facing a serious problem over non clearance of 1280 hectares of forest land for mining. The proposals have been pending with various government

The Madras high court recently upheld an order passed by the Pudukottai district collector that cancelled the licence of a granite quarry. Quarry work was threatening a 1,300-year-old monument.

Vietnam has issued a rule that will force firms seeking to tap natural resources to protect the environment at their mining site by paying cash deposits or mortaging assets at local

The Karnataka High court today ordered issue of notices to the Union Ministry of Forestsy, Ecology and Environment and others on a public interest writ petition seeking directions to quash the

To counter the unsafe mining practices that are affecting the lives of people around the country, Mines, Minerals, and People has been formed, according to the organisation's representative, R Ravi.

A Federal judge has ruled that West Virginia may not issue strip-mining permits for projects that use stream beds to dispose of rock and dirt, a decision that a state agency said would affect all