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Naveen Jindal group weighs aluminium foray, plans depend on mine

Company sees consumption rising as electric vehicles increase and light metals become more important

Govt releases Natural Resource Accounting to track mineral, energy deposits

The asset accounts would help identify alternate economic and energy-based resources, and aid in developing an ecosystem for containing illegal mining

States used Rs 1,460 cr from district mineral foundation fund to curb Covid

District Mineral Foundation (DMF) is a non-profit statutory trust, which has been set up for the welfare of the districts affected by mining-related activities.

India's mineral production up 23% in June, says mines ministry

India's mineral production rose by 23.1 per cent in June over the same month a year ago, according to the mines ministry

Mineral sector's role as essential service acknowledged amid Covid: Govt

The government on Wednesday said the mines and minerals sector is a major employer in rural areas and its role as an essential service has been acknowledged during the coronavirus pandemic

Govt to auction 5 mineral blocks with 667 MT reserves in Gujarat, Karnataka

The identified blocks would be auctioned along with other blocks without pre-embedded clearances

Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's fourth tranche of the economic stimulus

The eight sectors in which reforms are to be introduced are coal, minerals, defence production, aviation, power discoms in UTs, space technology and atomic energy

SC reserves order in mining case, but union minister 'welcomes' verdict

Shripad Naik, minister of state for defence, issued a statement welcoming the Supreme Court 'judgement' on iron ore mines in the state

11-member panel to examine issues on royalty rates for major minerals

The members of the panel includes mines secretaries from the states like Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha

Opening up mining

Removal of end-use restrictions is a major step forward

Rule change by mines ministry likely to benefit state-run companies

The lease would then be extended for a further period of up to 20 years at a time

Mines ministry bats for swift disposal of pending mining lease cases

Union mines ministry has instructed mineral bearing states to process such cases expeditiously

Mines ministry worried over slow progress of auctioned blocks

Union mines ministry ims to auction at least 30 more blocks by the close of this financial year

Mines ministry meet soon to speed up clearances for auctioned blocks

On facilitating the concerned states to expedite various clearances & approvals required for getting mines to commence operations

Process excess iron ore instead of exporting it: Expert

Mines ministry has pitched for removing export duty on high grade iron ore to sell surplus stock piles in Odisha, Jharkhand

CECC meet to deliberate on auctions, Offshore mineral rules

Regarding e-auctions of mineral blocks

Mines ministry meet for fast tracking clearances of auctioned blocks

After auctions, the successful bidder is required to obtain several clearances so that the mine could be made operational.