Key details of Greenland's rich but largely untapped mineral resourcesDanish and Greenlandic foreign ministers will meet US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. This meeting follows Pres...
14 Jan, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
IIT Dhanbad, TTRP, TEXMiN, sign agreement with RSMET and Rajasthan mines dept for critical mineral appraisal and dump site analysisIIT(ISM) Dhanbad, TEXMiN, and Rajasthan's Mines & Geology Department have signed a collaboration to assess critical minerals in mine waste ...
15 Dec, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
Assam enters national auction map as northeast’s mineral potential unveiledGuwahati hosts the 2nd North East Geology and Mining Ministers’ Conclave. The Geological Survey of India identifies vast mineral potential ...
27 Jun, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
From bankruptcy to buried treasure: Pakistan's new gold rush (and missing bullets)Pakistan anticipates a significant economic boost from its untapped mineral wealth. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the discovery o...
26 Apr, 2025, 11.00 PM IST
Government opens mineral and rare earth elements exploration to private sectorIndia's government announced that private companies can now explore minerals and rare earth elements, with thirteen acreages up for auction...
14 Mar, 2025, 02.09 PM IST
India's first exploration licence auction for deep-seated minerals launchedIndia's first auction of exploration licences took place in Goa, introducing 13 blocks for critical minerals like REEs, Zinc, and Copper. T...
14 Mar, 2025, 10.46 AM IST
Govt launches India's 1st exploration licence auction for critical mineralsUnion Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy unveiled India's first-ever auction of Exploration Licences for 13 critical mineral blocks, in...
13 Mar, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
With Greenland elections resulting in win for pro-independence party, here’s all that happened since Donald Trump’s proposalThe result in the recently concluded Greenland elections came as a setback to the ambitions of US President Donald Trump, who proposed to m...
12 Mar, 2025, 09.17 PM IST
India needs to develop mineral strategy for the entire value chain, from exploration to recyclingFrom FY19 to FY24, India's mineral production growth has stagnated, with many major minerals seeing only single-digit growth or decline, pe...
08 Jul, 2024, 04.16 PM IST
Coal India plans to enter into mining of critical minerals, including lithiumCoal India Ltd (CIL) is planning to venture into mining critical minerals, including lithium, to support India's energy security plans and ...
18 Jan, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
View: The scramble for Afghanistan's untapped $1-3 trillion mineral and oil resources will begin soonChinese mine-owners have already swung into action within days of the Taliban takeover. A Chinese consortium, which had earlier bagged a co...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.51 PM IST
Latin American outreach: India, Argentina to expand ties in agriculture; energy; mining sectorsThe suggestions to explore untapped areas of cooperation was put forward last week by Foreign Minister at the 'India and Argentina in the N...
08 Nov, 2020, 10.25 PM IST
View: Address the mineral imports malady in resource-rich IndiaBacked by arguably one of the largest young working populations and consumption driven by increasing middle-income households, the nation i...
22 Jan, 2019, 09.56 AM IST
Vedanta, NMDC and Coal India likely beneficiaries from NMEP; here's whyThe government has maintained that selection of private explorers would be done through a transparent process of competitive bidding throug...
09 Jul, 2016, 10.46 AM IST
Government targets auctions of 120 greenfield mines this fiscalThe Modi government is aiming to conclude auctions for 120 greenfield mines bearing major minerals by the end of this financial year in two...
30 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Chinese aluminium giant sets up mining unit in Tibet
China's top aluminium producer, Chinalco, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Tibet to explore and smelt mineral resources on the rooft...
05 Sep, 2008, 11.51 AM IST
- Orissa on drive to tap funds for poultry,fishery
Notwithstanding bird flu scare in neighbouring West Bengal, Orissa government has launched a drive to attract investment in poultry and fis...
04 Feb, 2008, 01.19 PM IST