Time for mining law reform
With very little fanfare, the White House recently released a three-paragraph statement announcing the formal transfer of the New World Mine Site to the United States Forest Service. Thus ended,
With very little fanfare, the White House recently released a three-paragraph statement announcing the formal transfer of the New World Mine Site to the United States Forest Service. Thus ended,
The cabinet in Thailand approved an Agriculture Ministry proposal yesterday to allow mining on seven plots in a national park and forest reserves for 10 years. In granting its approval, the cabinet
The Delhi High Court today upheld the transfer of a portion of the Bailadila mines (11-B) to a private party -- the Bailadila Mineral Development Company Limited in which the Mittal group holds 89%
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL), one of the beneficiary subsidiaries of Coal India Ltd. of the World Bank loan, has to take up an environment and social mitigation plan (ESMP) in right earnest for the
HC asks govt to file statement : The Karnataka High Court has directed the Secretary of Revenue Department and Director of Mines and Geology to file written statements in the respect of a writ
Encouraged by the successful application of geotextiles in rehabilitation of mine-spoil areas of Dehra Dun, the Himachal Pollution Control Board has launched a pilot project for the treatment of hill
Significant gold deposits have been discovered in the Singhbhum region of Bihar by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), according to the Deputy Director General (operations), eastern region, Mr. R.
Tensions are rising in Venezuela's Amazon rain forests, where Indians and environmentalists are clashing with mining companies and government officials who want to exploit some of the richest gold
The government is on the verge of a further dose of the liberalisation in the mining sector, with Union Minister for Mines Naveen Patnaik clearing a reform package, which includes deletion of
Some 10 environmental groups in Thailand have warned the prime minister to consider carefully an attempt to grant mining companies concessions covering more than 2,000 rai of forest classified as
Armed with bows, arrows and spears nearly 100 Indians from the Brazilian tribe of Kayapo recently captured and held hostage a gold prospector for invading and destroying their forests in the northern
The Government plans to ban excavation of top soil within a 50-km radius of coal and lignite based thermal power plants to check environmental damage owing to dumping of fly ash for landfills. The
The new procedure adopted by the Union Environment and Forest Mininstry for issuing envrionmental clearance to the renewal of mining lease is making expansion of mining projects in the country
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay singh today defended his government's decision to clear diamond mining projects in the state maintaining that the criticism by the BJP-led Opposition was
The Klity lead mine which releases toxic waste water into Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary must be closed, declare the Thai Karens in Western Thailand Group. The group - a network of mostly
During the monsoon, limestone mining in Sirmaur's huge limestone belt is not at its highest. Instead, it is the illegal mining which has picked up considerably. With many roads in the fog-enveloped
India should opt for modern technologies in opencast mines to maximise production economically. This view emerged at the inaugural sesson here today of an international conference on opencast mining.
With the increasing use of barytes in the oil drilling, pains and paper industry, the Rajasthan government, of late, is waking up to raise its production in the state. Rajasthan is next to Andhra
The Madhya Pradesh and the Uttar Pradesh governments have jointly approached the World Bank to address the severe environmental and infrastructural problems posed by the Singrauli coal mines lying
Strapped for funds needed to complete ongoing road construction and repair works and water supply projects, the Goa government is introducing a Bill in the extended budget session of the legislative