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...
17 Mar, 2026, 02.38 PM IST
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...
15 Dec, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
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.
29 Aug, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
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...
23 Dec, 2018, 12.10 PM IST
Vedanta sees golden opportunity to buy Deccan Gold MinesVedanta is negotiating to buy a 26% stake to begin with and that in turn will trigger an open offer, giving it the opportunity to get a con...
30 Jul, 2017, 03.53 PM IST
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...
20 Mar, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
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.
25 May, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
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.
26 Feb, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
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 ...
28 Jan, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
Revive Bharat gold mines' leases: Mines MinistryThe Centre has written to the respective Chief Ministers, Siddaramaiah and N Kiran Kumar Reddy, asking them to renew sick company's five le...
14 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Vedanta looking to expand into gold mining, eyeing Kolar minesVedanta Resources, the natural resources conglomerate, is now eyeing expanding its footprints into gold mining and looking at bidding for n...
01 Oct, 2013, 12.21 PM IST
Govt invites bids from consultancy firms for BGML saleGovernment has invited bids from consultancy firms to be roped in as "service provider" for the proposed sale of BGML through competitive b...
19 Sep, 2013, 09.10 PM IST
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 ...
23 Aug, 2013, 04.57 PM IST
- 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...
27 Nov, 2012, 08.15 PM IST
- 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.
24 Nov, 2012, 03.06 PM IST
- 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).
08 Sep, 2010, 03.47 AM IST
- 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...
25 Sep, 2008, 03.01 AM IST