Bihar hits a rare earth mineral jackpot: Cobalt found in Banka, gold in Jamui, says state ministerBihar rare earth minerals discovery: Bihar is poised to join India's rare minerals race with the discovery of cobalt, titanium, and rare ea...
21 May, 2026, 10.27 AM IST
India must speed up domestic resource production amid global supply risks: VedantaAmid rising geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and growing global competition for critical minerals, Vedanta Group has said ...
09 May, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
Rare 158-Carat Yellow Diamond Unearthed as Remote Diavik Mine Nears ClosureA remarkable 158.20-carat yellow diamond was discovered at Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine as it nears its 2026 closure. This rare find, one o...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
India to launch 15th round of commercial coal mine auctions on April 17The upcoming auction round seeks to improve ease of doing business, attract investment and widen industry participation. It will offer a mi...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
Coal Mines: NLC, ACC among eight top biddersEight companies, including NLC India, ACC, and JSW Energy Utkal, secured coal blocks in India's tenth commercial mining auction. NLC won th...
28 Nov, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Govt says 40 bids received via offline mode for coal mines auction under 9th roundThe ninth tranche of auction was launched for 32 coal mines. The last date for submission of bids was February 19, 2024. The online bids re...
19 Feb, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
Government to auction 27 more coal mines starting February 27"After completion of technical evaluation, 27 coal mines which received more than one bid, will be put up for forward auction from Monday, ...
22 Feb, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Government extends deadline for bidding in commercial coal mines' auction till January 13"In response to... requests from prospective bidders, the ministry has extended the bid due date till January 13, 2023," the coal ministry ...
19 Dec, 2022, 07.32 PM IST
Commercial mines auction: Vedanta emerges as highest bidder for 2 coal blocks in OdishaJaiprakash Power Ventures had emerged as the highest bidder for a coal block in Madhya Pradesh on the first day of the auction of blocks on...
14 Sep, 2022, 10.28 PM IST
Government receives 38 bids for commercial mines' auctionThe online bids received as part of the auction process will be opened on Tuesday from 10 AM onwards in the presence of interested prospect...
27 Jun, 2022, 09.34 PM IST
Next round of coal mines auction for commercial mining in October or November: Pralhad JoshiCoal Minister Pralhad Joshi requested all the coal-bearing states to help the opening of allocated mines so that India could make use of it...
23 Sep, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
Next tranche of commercial mining auction to be launched this month: Coal MinisterPresently, about 19 major approval or clearances are required before starting a coal mine in the country. In the absence of a unified platf...
11 Jan, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Commercial mine auction: Adani Enterprises wins coal block in JharkhandAdani Enterprises made a final offer of 20.75 per cent revenue sharing for Gondulpara coal mine which has a geological reserves of 176.33 m...
07 Nov, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Commercial coal mining auctions may not take place soon: OfficialThe statement comes amid resistance from the trade unions operating in the coal sector against commercial coal mining.
14 Feb, 2019, 05.48 PM IST
Govt may allow only commercial mining of coal in future: SecyAt present, Coal India Ltd (CIL) is the sole commercial miner with 80 per cent market share.
25 Feb, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
Government working on auction model for commercial mining"We are formulating a proposal detailing the auction models to be considered by an inter-ministerial committee," Coal Joint Secretary Vivek...
02 May, 2017, 09.23 PM IST
MECL eyeing commercial mining foray, mines auctionMECL is looking to enter the commercial mining segment through joint ventures with public sector undertakings (PSUs) and also planning to p...
30 Aug, 2015, 12.13 PM IST