With misclassification of different grades of minerals by mining leaseholders found to be at the root of illegal mining, the Union mines ministry has tightened the procedure to be followed by states for grading and determining the average sale price (ASP) of iron ore and other major minerals. Pointing out …
Tata Steel, at present, has six iron ore/manganese (an associated mineral) leases in the state with combined lease area of 10 sq km Tata Steel is likely to be disqualified in the e-auction conducted by the Odisha government for allotment of iron ore mining lease under the new MMDR (Mines …
BHUBANESWAR: As steel making industries of Odisha are facing acute shortage of raw materials, the State Government on Tuesday asked Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) to fast track operations and produce 6.55 lakh tonnes of ore by March-end. “This year, we have a target to produce 6.55 MT ore and it …
The government is unlikely to entertain the mineral sector’s plea to cut export duty on high-grade iron ore to nil from 30% now in the Budget, as it feels that the important steel-making raw material should be preserved for future use, even as it might lower export duty on low-grade …
Meanwhile, Goa CM in talks with truck owners to break deadlock on freight charges for evacuation of ore Goa bench of Bombay HC asks state govt to form new rules for transportation of iron ore Following a petition filed by truckers’ associations, the Goa bench of the high court here …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Wednesday issued notification inviting tender for e-auction of iron ore mines under the amended Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 2015. This will be the first auction of iron ore block in the State. The Government has decided to auction Ghoraburahani-Sagasahi East iron …
PANJIM: In a bid to keep online track of iron ore production and sale, in sync with the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the State is likely to adopt the National Mineral Statistics (NMS) system, a mobile based application that facilitates aggregation of mineral production and sale statistics. This comes …
Mining conglomerate Vedanta on Thursday said its arm Sesa Goa may suspend iron ore mining in Goa due to the ongoing dispute between the firm and truck operators. "A section of truck owners' association is demanding a rate of Rs 17.63 per km while the mining firms, already reeling under …
Almost 31 months after the Supreme Court direction for re-allotment of ‘C’ category iron ore mining leases to end users, the Karnataka government has set the ball rolling for the auction of 11 such leases. The department of mines and geology, government of Karnataka, has invited bids from end-users for …
Centre directs states to move away from arbitrary, first-come-firstserve basis; implementation by states will be reviewed this month The Centre has directed state governments to move away from arbitrary, first-come-first -serve processes for allocating minor minerals such as limestone, mica and clay to make the procedure fair, transparent and non-discriminatory, …
Company looks forward to govt support to navigate freefall of iron ore prices; Chief Minister Parsekar flags off first shipment of iron ore PANJIM: Vedanta’s iron ore division shipped its first cargo of iron ore on Monday after resuming mining operations at its Codli, Bicholim and Surla mines. The first …
PANJIM: The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) constituted expert appraisal committee on Environment Clearances (EC) had recommended revocation of EC of 43 iron ore mining leases, of the 88 renewed by the State Government. The Vishwanath Anand Expert Appraisal Committee on ECs issued for mining in Goa, had …
Laying down modalities for auction of 15 iron ore mines in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed state-run and private companies... Laying down modalities for auction of 15 iron ore mines in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed state-run and private companies having “end users plants” engaged in …
Expert suggests cooperatives as an alternative option of sustainable, regulated mining With the Goa government getting ready to resume iron ore mining in October, environmental activist Claude Alvares, fighting illegal mining in the State’s private sector in the Supreme Court, has urged people to join a movement for a “Goechi …
DMG and GSPCB directed to ensure that iron ore rejects are not dumped outside the lease area as it is ‘illegal’ PANJIM: Even as uncertainty continues to loom over resumption of iron ore mining activities in the coming season in October, the state Environment Department has warned of cancel environment …
With the process having been initiated to allot Khandadhar iron ore reserve through the auction route, tribals residing in hilly terrains in Odisha’s Sundagarh district have announced that they will continue their resistance, which will be similar to their protest against the earlier proposal of handing over the reserve to …
The Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) is likely to complete the inspection of mining leases by this week. So far, 30 mining leases have been inspected by board officials. The board has started inspection of 44 mining leases before granting its consent to operate. GSPCB chairman Jose Manuel Noronha …
Signs supplementary lease deeds for 10 mines The Odisha government has inked supplementary lease deeds to facilitate reopening of 10 iron and manganese ore mines in Sundargarh district. The lease deeds were executed for five mines owned by Rungta Group including Rungta Mines, Fee-grade & Company Ltd and the rest …
The leases held by RP Sao, Hargovind Pandya and Odisha Manganese & Minerals Ltd (OMM) have been extended After passing orders for extending the lease validity of 26 mines, the state government has issued similar orders to extend validity of three more non-captive iron and manganese ore mines. The leases …
To curb illegal mining, the steel and mines department is planning to create a dedicated cell in Odisha Space Applications Centre (ORSAC). It will regularly monitor Google Earth images of leasehold areas of different mines. "The proposal has been mooted to check whether mining activities are carried out within the …
The environment appraisal committee of the Union environment ministry has given the go ahead to state-run miner NMDC Limited to operationalise 10 million tonne per annum greenfield iron ore mine at Bailadila in Chhattisgarh. The Deposit-13 mine, spread over 413.74 hectares of land, would be jointly developed by NMDC and …
