Miners claim the amendment, if implemented as proposed now, will irreparably damage the industry and want the government to reconsider them.

The apex court said that further hearing was needed to determine the consequences for which it would hear the matter on September 1.

SAIL-VISL wrote to the Karantaka govt to reserve 126.951 hectare area for mining operations. It also took up the matter with the Ministry o...

The government has decided to put on hold allocation of mines having minerals other than coal in view of the Mines and Minerals Bill pendin...

Mines Ministry today said it has sought Law Ministry's advice on how to go about granting leases till the proposed new mining Bill, having ...

Legacy Iron, the Australian arm of NMDC, has finalised the purchase of two of six highly prospective tenements in Queensland where there ar...

Mining approvals have been put on hold, as the ministry of mines looks for fresh legal opinion from the law ministry in the context of 2G c...

The Mines and Minerals Bill, 2011, is likely to be tabled in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament at the earliest.

ICVL, the five-member consortium formed to scout for coal assets overseas, may choose to wait for softening of coal prices before making an...

A group of ministers formed to approve the draft mining Bill, has agreed to earmark 100% of the royalty paid by major mineral mining compan...

Ficci suggested an auction-based system for allocation of natural resources, including iron ore, coal and telecom spectrum.

A ministerial panel headed by Pranab Mukherjee approved the new mining bill that proposes 26 per cent profit-sharing by miners with the peo...