HC orders CBI probe into Rs 5800 crore illegal sand mining in TNThe Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into an alleged Rs 5832 crore illegal beach sand mining scam in Tamil Nadu. The court directe...
17 Feb, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Competition Comm orders probe against state-owned IREL for alleged unfair biz practicesOn the basis of the material available on record, the regulator said there appears to be substance in the allegations levelled by the infor...
19 Oct, 2022, 08.13 PM IST
NMDC may enter rare earth minerals, beach sand miningNMDC, which had earlier acquired a gold mine in Tanzania, is also mulling to set up a pilot gold refinery in the country.
02 Aug, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
Mines Ministry asks DAE to provide data for auction of minesAtomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, unit of DAE, undertakes exploration, establishment and development of atomic mine...
17 Jul, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Miners see red over Atomic Minerals Concession RulesAs per the draft, leases of existing operators will be terminated if they are not government organisations in case the TLVs exceed norms, S...
01 Jun, 2016, 10.22 PM IST
Mining on coastal sand dunes poses environmental hazardMining in the dune sand along the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh has raised many eyebrows.
14 Jun, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh croreMinerals found in the sands of our beaches along with monazite include ilmenite, rutile, zircon and garnet.
23 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
IDCO signs pact with Indian Rare Earth in OdishaIDCO has planned for Beach Sand mining over an area of about 1,257.03 hectares, Dev said adding that Odisha is gifted with a Coast line of ...
07 Feb, 2015, 04.25 PM IST
Beach mineral mining ban in Tamil Nadu renders joblessness, says V V Mineral's V V SubramanianThe TN government in August 2013 imposed a ban on beach mineral mining along five coastal districts on complaints of illegal mining and ord...
03 Jun, 2014, 05.39 PM IST
- Ease rules, scrap taxes to promote heavy minerals mining: BMPA
Mining of monazite, however, is not open to the private sector due to its strategic importance of being the primary source of radio-active ...
06 Mar, 2014, 06.35 PM IST
Simplify norms for mining beach sand minerals: MEAIUnlike sands available along the river, beach sands can not be used for construction purposes and mining of heavy minerals is very much env...
01 Dec, 2013, 01.45 PM IST
Trimex Sands to invest Rs 150 cr on capacity expansionThe company currently has a single mining lease spread in 7.2 sq km area and has the permission to mine 2 million tonnes of beach sands.
01 Dec, 2013, 12.31 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh keen to attract investment in heavy mineral explorationAndhra Pradesh is keen to attract investment in exploration and mining of heavy minerals from beach sands.
29 Nov, 2013, 07.41 PM IST
Allow private sector in Monazite mining, ease rules: MEAIThe government should allow private sector in mining of Monazite, and ease rules and regulations, an industry body of mining engineers toda...
21 Nov, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
Selective sand mining probe in Tamil Nadu generates heatWith the report just being submitted, critics are questioning why two other districts that see rampant illegal mining have been left out of...
12 Sep, 2013, 02.45 PM IST
NGT bans illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu, KeralaNGT today banned illegal sand and minerals mining without environmental clearance on beaches and other coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Kera...
14 Aug, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
Special team begins probe into illegal mining in Tamil NaduA special team, set up on the orders of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to look into alleged illegal mining of beach sand in the dis...
12 Aug, 2013, 08.37 PM IST