Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sarla Soni Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 25/09/2023. The main issue involved in the application is consideration and need for regulatory resign to check acetic activities in testing of gold, compliance of guidelines issued …
The President, Ms Pratibha Patil, today asked Indian industry houses to exploit the vast opportunities in the mining sector in Mongolia, saying that the gold, copper and uranium reserves here hold much in store for them. “The mining boom that Mongolia is presently experiencing is predicted to make Mongolia's economy …
As mining companies prepare to exploit the copper and gold in the seabed, the author explore the fate of the unique ecosystems around tectonic boundaries. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128193.700-deep-sea-gold-rush-mining-hydrothermal-vents.html
Chile's Antofagastaand Canada's Barrick Gold are likely to win mining rights for a $3.3 billion copper and gold project in Pakistan, a senior provincial government official said on Sunday. The companies are partners in the Tethyan Copper Co (TCC) joint venture, which has a 75 percent interest in the Reko …
The Central government on Thursday admitted before the Kerala High Court that highly carcinogenic elements such as Iridium and Ruthenium were being freely added to gold ornaments in India. This alarming revelation was made in a counter affidavit submitted by Director of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before the …
Tanzania, one of Africa's top gold producers, is considering a "super profit" tax on earnings from minerals as one of the ways to fund its five-year development plan, according to documents seen by Reuters. The move follows similar steps in other producer countries that have sought to increase fiscal revenue …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Balochistan government was the competent authority to decide the issue of renewal of agreement signed for exploring gold and copper deposits worth billion of rupees of Reko Diq in Chagai district. The three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad …
The Supreme Court (SC), on Tuesday, observed that the Balochistan government had itself to decide about the leasing of mining of copper and gold reserves at Reko Diq to Tethyan Copper Company Pakistan (TCCP). The court directed the parties involved in the exploration and mining of copper and gold deposits …
Apex court on Tuesday proposed the parties involved in Reko Diq case to handle the matter of mining lease of the contract with mutual consent and inform the court on Wednesday (today). A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing identical constitutional petitions filed by Advocate …
Many factors such as poverty, ineffective institutions and environmental regulations may prevent developing countries from managing how natural resources are extracted to meet a strong market demand. Extraction for some resources has reached such proportions that evidence is measurable from space. We present recent evidence of the global demand for …
Saudi Arabia, the top oil exporter, is planning to host the world's largest gold factory by the end of 2011, Arab News reported on January 4. It will become a reality by the end of this year,
K V Ramesh Hutti (Raichur), Oct 14, DH News Service: As you get inside the cage that takes you down the Mallappa shaft descending into the bowels of India
Anantapur, July 25: With the soaring price for gold in markets, several gold mining companies have come forward to undertake gold mining operations across Rayalaseema. Ramagiri mandal in Anantapur district is famous for gold mines. Bharath Gold Mines Limited Company (BGML) had started mining operations in Ramgiri mandal in 1980 …
Mining in India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Our environmental track record in mining has not exactly been stellar. More bad news is likely. India is looking to open investment in gold mining in the country—and in a big way. Geologically, India’s terrain, especially …
Hyderabad, Jan. 29: The state owned AP Mineral Development Corporation on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Mineral Development Corporation for exploration of low grade iron ore of worth Rs 40,000 crore. The director of mines and geology is also a signatory to the agreement according …
V. Rishi Kumar National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Director of Mines and Geology, and Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to take up exploration of low-grade iron ore and gold deposits in the State. The mining exploration work is likely to be centred …
Environmentalists are opposing a gargantuan mine proposed for several dozen kilometers northeast of Bristol Bay, Alaska, a prolific salmon habitat. Mining companies, on the other hand, are promising jobs and tax revenue. Joining environmentalists are their sometime foes, fisheries, whose work buoys up much of Bristol Bay's economy. As a …
While almost every individual across all sectors of employment have felt the heat of economic downturn, over 3,000 employees of the State-owned Hutti Gold Mines Limited (HGML) in Raichur district are having their best time ever. Consider this. The monthly salary of all employees of the company has gone up …
