Page 3 - Illegal Mining

Rajasthan govt machinery 'rotten', helping illegal mining in Aravalli: SC

Apex court comes down heavily on Rajasthan govt for not completing ground truthing exercise

Month after mishap, NGT asks Meghalaya police to investigate illegal mining

The three-member NGT committee, constituted in August last year, is currently studying the environmental aspects of rat-hole mining in the state

Trapped miners not Conrad's problem!

How can a chief minister simply shrug off his responsibility not just for the illegality taking place under his nose but also for the lives that are likely lost?

SC asks Rajasthan govt to stop illegal mining in Aravalli within 48 hrs

The court was hearing a matter related to illegal mining activities in Aravalli hills

Getting more out of ore: How Odisha used a software to stop illegal mining

Thanks to a software to track the mining process end to end

Govt forms panel to recast National Mineral Policy 2008

In response to the recent Supreme Court order in a case of rampant illegal mining in Odisha, the central mines ministry has formed a committee to examine the existing National Mineral Policy framed in 2008. The panel has the mandate to look at the shortcomings in the prevailing policy and prepare the roadmap for a new policy.In a verdict dated August 2, the apex court disposing off a Writ Petition filed by the NGO Common Cause, had directed the Union government to have a fresh look at the almost decade old National Mineral Policy-2008 especially on the areas of conservation and development.The panel formed is headed by K Rajeswara Rao, additional secretary with the ministry of mines. This panel would have adequate representation from the ministries of forest & environment & climate change, transport & highways, coal, finance, shipping and from organisations such as Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Railway Board, Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Niti Aayog along with ...

Granite mining probe: Official moves HC for protection from death threats

Sagayam's counsel also sought a thorough probe into the 'suspicious' death in a road mishap in 2015

Odisha may get windfall revenue of over Rs 25,000 cr from defaulter miners

Odisha may have a revenue bonanza in excess of Rs 25,000 crore in the current fiscal thanks to the Supreme Court order on illegal mining in the state.The apex court has asked the mining companies to cough up 100 per cent of the value of ore they had lifted without lawful authority since 2000-2001.The defaulting companies included some of the big names in the mining business- Tata Steel, Aditya Birla group owned Essel Mining, public sectors Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Odisha Mining Corporation, Mesco, Rungta Mines, KJS Ahluwalia, Sirajuddin Mines, Indrani Patnaik etc.Following the Shah Commission probe into illegal mining, the state government, in 2013, had issued notices in 146 cases to lease holders, most of them engaged in iron ore and manganese excavation, for recovery of illegally mined ore under section 21 (5) of the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation (MMDR) Act. The law mandated recovery of value of such ore if the material is already sold. The total value of ...

Supreme Court imposes 100% penalty on illegal mining in Odisha

Dealing a body blow to the mining companies that unlawfully raised huge quantities of iron ore and manganese ore, the Supreme Court today called for recovery of 100 per cent compensation in lieu of the excess ore lifted.Disposing off a writ petition filed by Common Cause in a case of rampant illegal mining in Odisha, the apex court ruled that there can be no compromise on the quantum of compensation that should be recovered from any defaulting lessee - it should be 100 per cent. Though the Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee (CEC) in its report on illegal mining in the state had recommended realisation of only 30 per cent of the illegally excavated ore, the Supreme Court has categorically ordered for recovery of the full price.A clutch of miners - both captive and non-captive have to cough up the penalty as a result of this order. Mining companies in dock include Tata Steel, Essel Mining & Industries Ltd, Indrani Patnaik, Rungta Mines, Serajuddin & Company and .

Govt using satellites to keep a check on illegal mining

Illegal mining data is quickly passed on to the state governments for action, the Union govt said

No excess mining in 2015-16: Mines ministry

According to Section 5(2)(b) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), a mining plan is essential for grant of mining lease for major minerals