India eyes public-private partnership to explore world's largest thorium, monasite reservesIn a bid to harness its extensive rare-earth materials, India is set to extend invitations to private enterprises for exploration activitie...
HZL eyes rare earth elements, seeks global partners for AI, drone-led mineral explorationHindustan Zinc Ltd is venturing into rare earth elements, seeking global collaborations for AI and drone-based exploration of critical mine...
Govt prohibits mining of atomic minerals by private entitiesAtomic minerals zirconium, monazite and thorium are found in abundance along several beaches of the country.
IAEA flags cyber threat concerns for nuclear facilities: GovernmentNoting that no cyber intrusion has happened so far, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said nuclear installations in the country are "designed a...
'India not realising potential of rare earth industry'Rare earths are a special class of 17 elements that have extensive uses across various industries including computer and IT, clean energy s...
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...
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...
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.
Illegal beach sand mining of minerals in Tamil Nadu may be a scam worth Rs 1 lakh croreMinerals found in the sands of our beaches along with monazite include ilmenite, rutile, zircon and garnet.
India undertake exploration of essential nuclear fuel source: GovernmentMinister of state for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai in a written reply to Lok Sabha said, "Exploration and exploitation of rare earth elem...
Experts call for more exploration of rare earth sectorThough, public sector IRE is dealing with rare earth for more than 50 years now, 'they are hardly contributing to it.'
Advanced Heavy Water Reactor likely to be functional by 2020Singh also said the reactor would help in ensuring optimal use of thorium. India has one of the largest sources of thorium resources which ...
Fund paucity grounds IREL's mineral exploration plansIREL has also not been able to sell any of the radioactive monazite mined in last 10 yrs, as it still awaits green clearances for its long-...
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...
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...
- 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.
- Take steps to protect strategic monazite reserves: Subramanian Swamy to PM
Subramanian Swamy demanded that steps should be taken to protect & conserve strategic reserves of monazite sands in south India - a major s...