Tribals oppose bauxite survey in Bhawanipatna
Tribals, backed by NGO activists, formed a Save Khandualgiri Association to resist survey of bauxite deposits in and around Khandualgiri in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi
Tribals, backed by NGO activists, formed a Save Khandualgiri Association to resist survey of bauxite deposits in and around Khandualgiri in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi
Many miners will tell you that no one with any sense would build a new mine in North America-the environmental restrictions are crippling. Yet a corollary of this view is that North America is
A US appeals panel has dismissed a lower court's finding that the strip mining of West Virginia mountaintops violates environmental law by allowing vast amounts of coal slag to block hundreds of
Tribals backed by NGO activists, formed a Save Khandulagiri Association to resist survey of bauxite deposits in and around Khandualgiri in Thuamul Rampur block of Kalahandi
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the operation of orders issued by a Central Government tribunal restoring mining lease to Bop's MP from Faridabad Mr Ram Chander
To those unfamiliar with Rajasthan, Jamwa Ramgarh is best described as Jaipur's lungs. Or a buffer zone for the Sariska National Park. But these tags are irrelevant for affluent mine owners forced by
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd failed to safeguard the environment in two incidents this year at its Ranger and Jabiluka uranium mines in northern Australia, the Australian government said. While
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto PLC (RTP) says the current uncertain global economic outlook presents a "modest downside risk" to the mining sector. "It's only modest unless you assume a serious
Eighteen miners died in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's southern province of Hunan and 21 were missing after a coal mine flooded in Shanxi province, officials and state media said on
While the Tamil Nadu state government is mulling inclusion of illegal sand quarrying in the proposed bill to counter organised crime, the existence of Mettupalayam, a village on Kosathalaiyar River
A public hearing brings to light the serious threat sand mining, often illegal, poses to the ecology and livelihoods in many districts of Tamil
South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a Coal India Ltd subsidiary, has tied up with a British mining machinery manufacturing giant, Joy mining Machinery, for installing continuous miner at its zero
The Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has decided to explore four new minerals-- Wolostanite, Manganese, Silica and Clay. GMDC, which has already approached chief geologist of the
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has discovered black granite in Maharashtra's Beed district. Forty samples of the granite, found during drilling under the Development of Village Economy Through
American anti-landmine campaigner and Nobel laureate Jody Williams met the Dalai Lama on Monday and said she hoped to raise public awareness about landmines during a visit to
The Orissa government has finally agreed to facilitate the transfer of iron ore and coal mines in favour of Bhusan Steel Ltd (BSL), which is proposing to set up a 1.2 million tonne hot strip steel
Southern Peru Corporation, which produces more than 60 per cent of the country's copper, has embarked on its biggest expansion programme for years. The project is a vital step for the company on
The Madras High Court has directed the Karur District Collector to assess the loss caused to the Government by a sand quarrying leas, on Cauvery river bed in Karur, Tiruchi and Namakkal districs. It
The government of Chhattisgarh has hit the international trail to attract entrepreneurs to the new state by participation in a leading global entrepreneurship fair in the USA, a first of sorts for
The district administration has banned illegal earth mining in the Loni area after it achieved menacing proportions. The administration has imposed section 144 in Rajpur, Afzalpur, Behta, Hajipur,