Adani Ports acquires 95% of Odisha's Gopalpur Port from SP Group for Rs 3,080 croreAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) announced the acquisition of a 95% stake in Odisha's Gopalpur Port (GPL) for an equity value ...
26 Mar, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Government to discuss with industry atomic, offshore minerals policyThe govt is in the process of framing regulations for exploration and mining in offshore blocks, which contain minerals and rare earth elem...
14 Jun, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
Remove some minerals from atomic list in MMDR Act: Beach minersBeach sand mineral (BSM) industry has sought the exclusion of some minerals from the atomic minerals list in the MMDR Act.
22 Nov, 2015, 12.14 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
From arclight to mining light: Chunky Pandey won offshore mining rights, but it was no happy endingAccording to data provided by IBM on March 22, 2011, sixteen firms were selected, including Via Earth Resources, a company co-owned by Pand...
23 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Budget 2015: Miners expect government to do away with 10% duty on export of ilmeniteDomestic consumption of ilmenite has fallen from 2.37 lakh tonnes a year in 2008-09 to 1.19 lakh tonnes in 2013-14, according to Trimex.
18 Feb, 2015, 10.08 PM IST
NALCO, IREL sign MoU for titanium slag plant in OdishaThe project is being planned as a joint venture for which feasibility study & technology selection would be carried out soon.
16 Jul, 2014, 03.14 PM IST
National Aluminium Company Ltd and Indian Rare Earths Ltd sign MoU for Titanium Slag Plant in OdishaThe project is contemplated in Joint Venture mode for which feasibility study and technology selection would be carried out very soon, rele...
15 Jul, 2014, 09.42 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
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
- Odisha govt rejects Jindal Steel's proposal to acquire Gopalpur port
The state government, however, had objected to the proposal as it violated the terms of the concession agreement signed with the original p...
30 Aug, 2013, 08.52 PM IST
Indian Rare Earths Ltd applies for mining of rare earths in Puri coastIndian Rare Earths Ltd has sought permission for rare earths mining from sand in the coastal stretch in Bramhagiri in Odisha's Puri distric...
23 Aug, 2012, 12.53 PM IST