PANJIM: In what could bring in a relief for mining industry in Goa, Union Mines ministry on Friday said that they are not in favour of Finance ministry’s decision to increase export duty on the low grade iron ore from the country.

“Mines ministry is not favourably inclined towards increase in the export duty, especially in case of low grade ore, which is not consumed by steel industry” A K Srivastava, Additional Secretary, ministry of mines, told reporters on the sidelines of two day conference on ‘Mining for sustainability’ organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI).

The Mines Ministry has expressed reservation over Finance Ministry's decision to increase export duty on the low grade iron ore in the country, a senior official said today.

"The Mines Ministry is not favourably inclined towards increase in the export duty," AK Srivastava, additional secretary, Ministry of Mines, told reporters on the sidelines a conference here.

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New Delhi Mineral production in the country continues to decline. It fell marginally to R14,555 crore in October from R14,572 crore in the same month a year ago.

Goa Mineral Ore Exporters Association (GMOEA), has welcomed the Union Mines Ministry’s decision of referring Justice Shah Committee suggestion of banning exports of iron and manganese ore, to the M

A parliamentary panel has expressed displeasure over delays in Nalco’s expansion plans mainly due to failure to get leases for bauxite and coal mining in Odisha, and has asked the Mines Ministry to

To monitor iron ore exports, a cause of illegal mining, the government plans to canalise exports of the mineral.

PANJIM: In what could bring a sigh of relief to the mining industry, Union Mines Ministry has said that a ban on iron ore export, would not be a correct decision for controlling export and conservi

PANJIM: As the country’s mining industry is facing accusation of being anti-environment and in a haste to exhaust the resources, Union Mines minister Dinisha Patel, on Thursday, said that the minis