- MECL to carry out exploration of iron Ore, rare earth elements in 3 Assam districts
A Signing in event of MoU between the Government of Assam, Mines and Minerals Department and Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL)...
10 Dec, 2021, 01.00 AM IST
India produces minerals worth Rs 1.13 lakh cr in FY18The country has produced minerals worth Rs 1.13 lakh crore in FY18, registering an increase of 13 per cent over the previous fiscal.
24 Jun, 2018, 01.03 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
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
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
Trimex inks MoUs worth Rs 2,500 crore with Andhra PradeshHeavy minerals miner Trimex said it has signed two Memoranda of Understanding with Andhra Pradesh to develop mining at Bhavanapadu and Kali...
11 Jan, 2016, 11.19 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
- No private licence given for monazite production: DAE
Maintaining that only IREL can produce & process monazite, the DAE has said no given licence to any private entity for this purpose.
21 Oct, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
Oceans, the new theatre for India-China competition; both countries have announced oil exploration plans in other’s watersThe oceans are the new theatre of India-China competition, but one with possible security implications.
19 Sep, 2011, 08.42 AM IST
- Varun Group discovers rare earth, minerals in Madagascar
The company said it has discovered a total of 266.8 million tones of heavy minerals in its 10 exploratory and mining lease blocks.
06 Jul, 2011, 03.51 AM IST
- Varun Ind discovers 10 blocks of rare earth deposit
Varun Industries Ltd on Tuesay said it has discovered 10 blocks of world class ilmenite and rare earth deposit in Madagascar.
05 Jul, 2011, 08.04 PM IST