Parliamentary panel asks govt to expedite monetisation of tailings dumps at Bharat Gold MinesA parliamentary committee wants the mines ministry to speed up plans to make money from gold-rich waste dumps at Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. The...
India to invite bids for extracting gold from dumps at colonial-era minesThe Kolar mines, closed more than 20 years ago, held gold deposits worth around $2.1 billion, and India is now keen to take advantage of ne...
Karnataka govt holds talk with Centre to acquire 3,200 acres of BGML land to set up industrial park in KolarThe 3200-acre land parcel is under the ownership of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd, which falls under the administration of Kolar Gold Fields.
Karnataka plans industrial park at Kolar Gold Fields, requests Centre to hand over part of gold mines landChief minister BS Yediyurappa and industries minister Jagadish Shettar discussed the subject with Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parlia...
Bharat Gold Mine employees seek Centre's intervention to resolve issuesthe Cabinet decision could not be implemented due to litigation. Finally, in 2013, the Supreme Court allowed the government to go ahead wit...
Kolar gold fields: Promise of gold still holds sway in this mining townIn Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), which was once the cash cow of British Raj and has a fascinating history of mining, around 25,000 people depend...
Kolar Gold Mines revival rests on techno-economic feasibilityBEML has been closed since March 1, 2001. The Cabinet had taken a decision in 2006 to dispose off the assets and liabilities of the company...
Karnataka to kickstart plan to revive Kolar gold fieldsThe Congress government in Karnataka will start the process of acquiring the township of Bharat Gold Mines Ltd and its assets from the Cent...
The rise of Pari Rajan as lottery kingpinThe latest victim was Alok Kumar, additional commissioner of police, law and order and crime, Bengaluru West, who was suspended on Saturday.
The story behind nomenclature of Bengaluru's 'Lavelle Road'Lavelle Road, known to modern Benglaureans as a state-of-the-art, uber luxurious lifestyle hub, traces its nomenclature to an Irish soldier.
Steel & mines minister Narendra Singh Tomar calls for scientific exploration of Kolar Gold FieldsTomar has said fresh exploration and evaluation of dumps and mines of erstwhile Bharat Gold Mines Limited must be undertaken to understand ...
Global tender to revive Kolar gold mines in 2-3 months: K H MuniyappaMuniyappa, who is an MP from the region, said the Centre's call for global tenders also allows the workers' forum to come up with a bid to ...
- Nuclear waste not to be dumped at Kolar gold mine: Government to Supreme Court
With the people of Kolar in Karnataka vehemently protesting the government's alleged plans to dump the nuclear waste in abandoned gold mine...
- No plan to dump Nuclear-waste from Kudankulam plant in KGF: V Narayanasamy
Govt has made it clear there was no plan to dump nuke waste from KNPP in defunct gold mines at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka.
- Kolar has 30 lakh tonnes of gold, may reopen
Plans are afoot to revive the second deepest mine in the world (the first is in S Africa).
- Gold rush over for microfinance
Kolar in Karnataka was once famous for its gold fields. But early last year, the district gave a warning shot to the next crop of gold digg...
- Gold miner sees silver lining on higher prices
At a time when global gold prices are at historic highs, the country’s largest gold mining company is struggling to join the gold rush by w...