In a complete disregard for the rare minerals, Rajasthan government has leased mining blocks that contains copper, silver and tin for extracting masonry stones and construction materials. Despite reminders from the central government agencies, mines department has taken no action resulting into a loss of revenues and wastage of national …
For their support: V. Krishnamurthy, former Harur MLA, speaking to the stone quarry workers in front of the Krishnagiri Collectorate on Thursday. KRISHNAGIRI: Over 500 stone quarry workers including 100 women laid siege to the Collectorate for the second day on Thursday demanding that the district administration allow them to …
SALEM: Salem Corporation seized a large quantity of magnesite stones which were being illegally mined from its land in Chettichavadi on Tuesday. The civic administration conducted a raid in Chettichavadi following widespread complaints that a few persons were illegally mining the stones in the land earmarked for the establishment of …
As the monsoon retreats and the flood waters recede, the flood bank and bed of the River Dikrong in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh becomes a humming ground of the human activities. Temporary labour tents or huts, crusher machines, movement of trucks and other vehicles all along the length and breadth become …
Life evolved when the ocean nickel levels dropped evolution of life was preceded by a great rise in the atmospheric oxygen levels. There are a couple of theories as to what triggered that rise. While both talk about a decrease in the number of bacteria that produce methane (methanogens) and …
Sangeetha Neeraja AN UNOFFICIAL BAN ON EXPLOSIVES DURING POLLS HAS SEVERELY AFFECTED THEIR LIVELIHOOD THE life of a quarry worker is hardly an enviable one, consisting, as it does, of hours of hard grinding labour under the scorching sun. And the election season has only made things worse for them. …
Yamunanagar: People of the state are likely to face a shortage of sand, grit and stones for the next two months as the district administration has ordered the closure of mining in Yamuna and seasonal rivulets and work at 250 stone crushers has also come to a halt in the …
During the Supreme Court (SC) hearing on 18th of March, the court appointed Central Empowered Committee brought in notice of the apex court the condition of Badkhal lake. When counsel A D N Rao showed the satellite images of the lake to the justice Bench, then they were worried and …
Islamabad, The Pakistani Taliban have taken control of mines producing precious lapis lazuli stones in the insurgency-hit Swat valley and started operating them on their own. The Taliban have confirmed that they took control of the mines two months ago when they arrived in the hilly area of Fiza Ghat, …
This report provides an overall view of Stone Crushers operating in India to develop the National Environmental Standards, to provide cleaner technologies and to specify Guidelines / Code of Practice for Pollution Prevention & Control. The series of publication entitled
This analysis uses input-output analysis to examine the economic contributions of U.S. mining in terms of output, employment, payroll, personal income and payroll taxes. For the purpose of this analysis, the U.S. mining includes the mining of coal, uranium, metal ores, stone quarrying, sand and gravel and other nonmetallic minerals. …
Stone crushing industry is an important industrial sector in the country engaged in producing crushed stone which acts as raw material for various construction activities such as the construction of roads, bridges, buildings, canals, etc. The stone crusher is one such industry that exists in the vicinity of almost all …
In India, mining is one of the main economic activities since time immemorial, giving rise to a long historical tradition of artisanal mining. As modern mining rose during the colonial occupation, artisanal mining activities began to be overlooked and this great tradition became obscure. This invisibility, added with confusion with …
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The United States needs a robust minerals production industry to help meet the needs of American consumers. Unfortunately, America is ceding to others the responsibility for meeting the minerals needs. Increased import dependency created by lack of U.S. mineral development is not in the national interest and causes a multitude …
Chimpanzees in West Africa may have used stone tools to crack nuts 4,300 years ago, says a recent study. Archaeologists Julio Mercader and Christophe Boesch published their study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Vol 104, No 7), which claims that prehistoric chimpanzees in West Africa …
Awe and panic struck the coastal and northern parts of Orissa when a meteor shot across the sky. The streak of blue light emanating from the huge ball of fire could, however, be seen for six seconds only. A chunk of the semi-combusted meteor landed in Suniti village of Mahakalapada …
Diamonds are immensely useful in drilling and grinding. This is because they are the hardest substances known to us. Now, a new compound developed by scientists at the Institute of Superhard Materials, Ukraine, could give diamonds tough competition. The new material, cubic boron carbonitride, is almost as hard as synthetic …
a group of French researchers claim to have discovered a method to trace the genesis of emeralds and the route they travelled prior to being set in the crowns of oriental emperors and European kings. The emerald analysis method has been developed by Gaston Giuliani, a researcher with the Centre …
the villagers of Pipalia Kalan in western Rajasthan were dumbfounded on hearing a thunderous roar from the north-east sky followed by three consecutive blinding flashes of light on the evening of June 20. Hours later, on coming out of their houses, they found a large pitch black stony object about …
