President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday officially opened a giant zinc mine that boasts of the largest known and undeveloped zinc ore bodies in the world. The Gamsberg Mine, situated near Aggeneys in the Northern Cape province, is a milestone in the economic development of the province and the country as …
Tests conducted on soil samples to determine level of macro and micro nutrients Study on the availability of micro and macro nutrients in soil samples collected from Valapurnadu Panchayat atop Kolli Hills reveals that it lacked three of the four main macro ingredients – organic carbon, nitrogen and potash. “On …
Mumbai London-listed Vedanta’s iron ore mining arm in India, Sesa Goa, is likely to produce only a third of its fiscal 2012-13 production target of 15 million tonne from Goa as the company faces a lengthy spell of non-production in the state. In September, the Goa government first announced a …
The first tunnel close-pit mining in Rajasthan started here in Kayar area to produce zinc and allied minerals, including silver and lead, will bring pump in Rs 1 crore every month initially as royalty to government's coffers. The first production of mineral from the Kayar mine was sent to a …
Mumbai London Stock Exchange-listed Vedanta Resources moved a step ahead to merge its Indian subsidiaries to create a diversified mining and metals group. On Monday, iron ore miner Sesa Goa and copper-to-aluminium maker Sterlite shareholders approved creating the $14.5-billion Sesa Sterlite, the seventh-largest natural resources company by operating profit. Sesa …
A study funded by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and published in The Lancet on Thursday — that shows a 43 per cent reduction in mortality among babies suffering from bacterial sepsis when administered zinc along with standard antibiotics, could have huge implications for India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) figures. …
AHMEDABAD: Few months ago, fields of mustard in Nugar village of Mehsana district refreshed the memories of Shahrukh Khan and Kajol meeting in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge. But, barely had one started cooling his eyes with this countryside view and a strong stench of chemicals became a big put off. …
Australia's parliament passed landmark laws to impose a price on carbon emissions on Tuesday in one of the biggest economic reforms in a decade, giving new impetus to December's global climate talks in South Africa. The scheme's impact will be felt right across the economy, from miners to LNG producers, …
About one tenth of China's farmland is polluted by lead, zinc and other heavy metals to "striking" levels exceeding official limits, a government expert said according to reports on Monday. Wan Bentai, the chief engineer for China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, said a survey of soil pollutants this year found …
Parents, please note —— children with low levels of zinc may be at higher risk of autism, according to a new study. Researchers have found that large numbers of children with autism and related conditions such as Asperger’s syndrome were deficient in the mineral, which is found in meat, bread …
Electronic waste, or "e-waste", is a major problem of the information age. As consumers continually upgrade their electronic devices, the old devices are discarded and usually end up in a toxic e-waste dump, usually located in a poor developing country. Such a dump is located in the capital city of …
Industry chambers led by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and FICCI on Friday sought a review of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 approved by the Union Cabinet stating that the industry was concerned on royalty, profit sharing and the methodology of providing assistance to project-affected persons. …
The Planning Commission constituted a Working Group on Mineral Exploration and Development (other than coal and lignite) in the context of formulation of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17) , for over all development of mining sector keeping in view of future requirement of sector, under the Chairmanship of Secretary, …
Peru’s government is to wring an extra $1.1bn of taxes from the country’s mining sector, making the Andean country the latest resource-rich nation to demand a greater share of the commodities boom. The decision, announced by prime minister Salomón Lerner in a speech to Congress on Thursday, brings to an …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Tamil Nadu Government a week's time to submit its comments on the environment impact study by an institute on the Sterlite Industries' plant in Tamil Nadu. The study on the compliance of environmental norms by Sterlite's plant at Tuticorin was done by the …
Although the toxic effects of metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, have been well established for higher level exposures, the demonstration of population-wide harmful effects at lower concentrations has been more difficult. One possible reason for this is that at comparatively lower levels of exposure, only some people …
Exemplary agricultural research supported by good government policies has ensured food security in India. It is the right time to focus on micronutrient malnutrition in the country. Recently, Zn deficiency in diet especially of young children below 5 years of age has received global attention. Zn deficiency diseases in infants …
L Pugazhenthy calls for encouraging more and more eco-friendly zinc recycling units to promote clean operations as lot of zinc wastes are being generated today.
A day after dropping its pursuit of rival Anglo American PLC, mining giant Xstrata PLC will turn its focus toward projects it already has in the pipeline, rather than seek new acquisitions, its chief executive said in an interview. "Now's the time to do the building so we can start …
