The government so far has auctioned 50 mines, including 23 limestone, 17 iron ore, 4 gold, 2 each of manganese and graphite blocks and one ...

With regard to the iron ore blocks, only the end-users engaged in the production of sponge, pig iron, steel and pellets will be eligible to...

Ministry of Mines said 35 mineral blocks including that of iron ore, bauxite and limestone, among others have been auctioned as on March 12...

The mines ministry on Friday held a meeting of coordination-cum-empowered committee (CCEC) of the major mineral producing states to expedit...

Kumar said participation is likely to be increased as more mines including limestone, iron ore and gold mines will be put for auction.

The first successful auction took place in February 2016, with two small limestone blocks in Chhattisgarh going under the hammer.

During the first round held in the last financial year, states offered nearly 47 mines bearing minerals such as gold, iron ore, bauxite and...

The initial bids for mines in these states, which also include Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, are scheduled to start from this week, ex...

Centre and states will create a platform to monitor the status of clearances and approvals of auctioned mines bearing minerals such as gold...

These blocks have been identified by seven state governments for auction under the Mines & Minerals Development & Regulation (Amendment) Ac...

Government is expected to earn a revenue of over Rs 6,700 crore after Chhattisgarh successfully conducted mine lease auction for two large ...

Chhattisgarh has become the first state to successfully conduct mine lease auction of a limestone block, assuring revenue of around Rs 5,80...

As per the market estimates, total cement grade limestone reserve available is around 89,862 million tonnes.

The number of iron ore mines is expected to increase with one additional block to be put for auction by Karnataka, four by Odisha, a senior...

Nine mineral-rich states are expected to auction up to 70 mines this fiscal, according to mines secretary Balvinder Kumar.

Last year, the state government received a revenue of over Rs 271 crore from limestone and is expected to earn a revenue of Rs 310 crore th...

The move follows the Centre reinstating environmental clearances of Goa's 72 mines, which were revoked by the previous UPA government.